{"product_id":"estampe-japonaise-originale-toyohara-kunichika-onoe-kikugoro-meiji","title":"Original Japanese Woodblock Print - Toyohara Kunichika - Yakusha-e Onoe Kikugoro - Early Meiji","description":"\u003cp\u003eTraditional \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal\u003c\/strong\u003e Ukiyo-e woodblock print. [\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThis print is not a modern reproduction\u003c\/span\u003e]\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"584\" data-start=\"520\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"540\" data-start=\"520\"\u003eType of print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yakusha-e 役者絵 (kabuki actor portrait)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"651\" data-start=\"586\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"599\" data-start=\"586\"\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Toyohara Kunichika 豊原国周 (signed Toyohara Kunichika hitsu 豊原國周筆)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"789\" data-start=\"653\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"676\" data-start=\"653\"\u003eSeries title:\u003c\/strong\u003e 見立三国若手揃\u003cbr data-end=\"687\" data-start=\"684\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"716\" data-start=\"687\"\u003eMitate Sangoku Wakate Soroi\u003c\/em\u003e —\u003cbr data-end=\"721\" data-start=\"718\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"789\" data-start=\"721\"\u003e“Analogy of the Three Kingdoms: Selection of Young Heroes”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"789\" data-start=\"653\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"789\" data-start=\"721\"\u003eTitle cartouche:\u003c\/strong\u003e 大日本\u003cstrong data-end=\"789\" data-start=\"721\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDai Nippon —\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"789\" data-start=\"721\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-end=\"860\" data-start=\"836\"\u003e“\u003c\/strong\u003eGreat Japan\u003cstrong data-end=\"860\" data-start=\"836\"\u003e”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"860\" data-start=\"791\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"812\" data-start=\"791\"\u003eRole depicted:\u003c\/strong\u003e  蛇の目乃 \u003cem data-end=\"833\" data-start=\"820\"\u003eJa no me no\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cstrong data-end=\"860\" data-start=\"836\"\u003e“Snake's Eye”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"898\" data-start=\"862\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"874\" data-start=\"862\"\u003eActor:\u003c\/strong\u003e 尾上家 菊五郎 (Onoe Kikugorō)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"953\" data-start=\"900\"\u003e📅 \u003cstrong data-end=\"923\" data-start=\"903\"\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e circa 1870–1876, early Meiji period\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1050\" data-start=\"955\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"968\" data-start=\"955\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kagaya Kichibei 加賀屋吉兵衛\u003cbr data-end=\"994\" data-start=\"991\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"1050\" data-start=\"994\"\u003e(also known as Kagaya Kichiemon 加賀屋吉右衛門)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1099\" data-start=\"1052\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1065\" data-start=\"1052\"\u003eEngraver:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hori Mino 彫巳の (Koizumi Minokichi)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1151\" data-start=\"1101\"\u003e📏 \u003cstrong data-end=\"1116\" data-start=\"1104\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ōban Tate-e 大判縦絵 (approx. 25 × 37 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1172\" data-start=\"1153\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1166\" data-start=\"1153\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan, discovered in Yamaguchi Prefecture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"1276\" data-start=\"1249\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the artist:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1723\" data-start=\"1278\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eToyohara Kunichika (1835–1900) was one of the most prominent ukiyo-e artists of the Meiji era and is today considered \u003cstrong data-end=\"1464\" data-start=\"1402\"\u003eone of the last great masters of traditional ukiyo-e\u003c\/strong\u003e. A student of Kunisada, he particularly excelled in the yakusha-e genre, where he immortalized the greatest kabuki actors with dramatic intensity, bold compositions, and a color palette emblematic of the late 19th century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"707\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1020\" data-start=\"822\"\u003eThis print depicts actor \u003cstrong data-end=\"873\" data-start=\"856\"\u003eOnoe Kikugorō\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the greatest kabuki actors of his time, a member of a prestigious lineage and an essential figure on the stages of the Meiji period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1268\" data-start=\"1022\"\u003eThe work belongs to the series \u003cstrong data-end=\"1204\" data-start=\"1136\"\u003e\"Analogy of the Three Kingdoms: Selection of Young Heroes,\"\u003c\/strong\u003e an allegorical and theatrical reinterpretation of classical themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1677\" data-start=\"1435\"\u003eThe actor is depicted sword in hand, wearing a spectacular kimono adorned with a \u003cstrong data-end=\"1542\" data-start=\"1513\"\u003emagnificent tiger motif\u003c\/strong\u003e, set against a \u003cstrong data-end=\"1612\" data-start=\"1564\"\u003ered background with an asanoha (stylized hemp leaf) pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e, particularly emblematic and typical of early Meiji aesthetics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColors very well preserved, paper thinned in places, damaged margins, 2 wormholes in the title and actor cartouches. With mat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1682\" data-end=\"1701\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🦝 Our opinion:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1703\" data-end=\"2000\"\u003eWe love this original and authentic print by Toyohara Kunichika, a true concentration of Meiji aesthetics. The \u003cstrong data-end=\"1943\" data-start=\"1889\"\u003etiger motif on the kimono is absolutely magnificent\u003c\/strong\u003e, it's clear that Kunichika inspired tattoo art! The \u003cstrong data-end=\"2066\" data-start=\"1987\"\u003ered background with asanoha pattern adds an extremely stylish and modern touch\u003c\/strong\u003e. The \u003cstrong data-end=\"2111\" data-start=\"2072\"\u003ecolors are vibrant and sublime\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the presence of Onoe Kikugorō, a great actor of his time, makes it a work that is as visually striking as it is historically significant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1703\" data-end=\"2000\"\u003eAn ideal piece for lovers of Japanese kabuki and samurai prints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover all our authentic prints in our collection of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kogedo.com\/collections\/estampes-japonaises\" title=\"Authentic Japanese prints by Kunisada and other masters\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"1322\"\u003eJapanese prints\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KOGEDO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52969160802643,"sku":"E84","price":329.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0937\/8562\/0819\/files\/ukiyoe-kunichika-portrait-acteur-kabuki-onoe-kikugoro-estampe-authentique.webp?v=1770389007","url":"https:\/\/kogedo.com\/en\/products\/estampe-japonaise-originale-toyohara-kunichika-onoe-kikugoro-meiji","provider":"KOGEDO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}