• Estampe japonaise originale ukiyo-e de Kunisada Toyokuni III, 1861, représentant l’acteur Kawarazaki Gonjuro I incarnant le samouraï Nagoya Sanza dans une scène de kabuki.
  • Portrait de Kawarazaki Gonjuro I dans le rôle du samouraï Nagoya Sanza, détail d’une estampe yakusha-e originale de Utagawa Kunisada Toyokuni III.
  • Vidéo détaillée d’une estampe japonaise originale de Kunisada Toyokuni III datée de 1861, représentant Kawarazaki Gonjuro I dans le rôle du samouraï Nagoya Sanza, avec sabres, costume kabuki, fleurs de cerisier, signature et sceaux.
  • Estampe japonaise originale de Kunisada Toyokuni III représentant le samouraï Nagoya Sanza, incarné par Kawarazaki Gonjuro I dans une scène de théâtre kabuki en 1861
  • Estampe japonaise ancienne de Kunisada Toyokuni III représentant le samouraï Nagoya Sanza, présentée encadrée comme décoration murale d’art japonais authentique.
  • Détail de la signature Toyokuni ga, du cartouche toshidama et des sceaux sur l’estampe ukiyo-e de Kunisada représentant le samouraï Nagoya Sanza.
  • Détail du sabre du samouraï Nagoya Sanza, incarné par l’acteur de kabuki Kawarazaki Gonjuro I dans une estampe originale de Kunisada Toyokuni III.
  • Fleurs de cerisier japonais et décor de scène autour du samouraï Nagoya Sanza dans une ukiyo-e kabuki originale de Kunisada Toyokuni III.
  • Détail des fleurs de sakura dans une estampe nishiki-e de Kunisada représentant le samouraï Nagoya Sanza, gravure japonaise polychrome originale de 1861.
  • Détail des cartouches japonais identifiant Nagoya Sanza et Kawarazaki Gonjuro I sur une estampe yakusha-e originale de Kunisada Toyokuni III.
  • Kawarazaki Gonjuro I incarnant le samouraï Nagoya Sanza avec cartouches et signature, détail d’une estampe kabuki de Toyokuni III datée de 1861.
  • Détail du costume, des sabres et du papier ancien du samouraï Nagoya Sanza dans une estampe japonaise originale de Kunisada, époque Edo.
  • Verso d’une estampe japonaise originale de Kunisada représentant Nagoya Sanza, montrant le papier ancien et l’état naturel d’une ukiyo-e de l’époque Edo.
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Original Japanese Print – Utagawa Kunisada Toyokuni III – Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I as Nagoya Sanza – Edo 1861

Original Japanese Print – Utagawa Kunisada Toyokuni III – Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I as Nagoya Sanza – Edo 1861

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    Traditional original Ukiyo-e print, woodblock print. [This print is not a modern reproduction]

    Print type: yakusha-e 役者絵 (portrait of a kabuki actor)

    Technique: polychrome woodblock print nishiki-e 錦絵

    Artist: Utagawa Kunisada I 歌川国貞, also known as Toyokuni III 三代歌川豊国. Signed Toyokuni ga 豊国画 in a toshidama cartouche.

    Publication date: 1861, third month of Bunkyū 1, Edo period.

    Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirō, also known as Shōrindō. Engraver: Yokokawa Takejirō, Hori Take 彫竹.

    Censor's seal: Tori 3 aratame 酉三改, third month of the Rooster year.

    Format: Ōban tate-e 大判竪絵, large vertical format. Approximately 38 × 26 cm.

    Origin: Japan, Edo period, unearthed in Tokyo prefecture

    Title: 「名古屋山三　河原崎権十郎」（初代） — Nagoya Sanza, Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I

    "Actor Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I in the role of the samurai Nagoya Sanza"

    About Utagawa Kunisada, Toyokuni III:

    A major figure in ukiyo-e, Utagawa Kunisada, 1786–1865, dominated print production in Edo. Trained in Toyokuni I's workshop, he became one of the pillars of the Utagawa school before signing under the name Toyokuni III.

    Kabuki theater was one of his favorite subjects. In his yakusha-e, Kunisada captured the personality of the stars through individualized faces, tension-filled gestures, brilliant fabrics, and very dynamic layouts. This abundant production accurately documented the actors, fashions, and popular imagination of Edo.

    Play:

    Chiyo no Haru Tosa-e no Saya-ate 鶴春土佐画鞘当, played at the Ichimura-za (市村座) theater in Edo, in the spring of 1861. This is a famous play featuring a dramatic confrontation between samurai in the Yoshiwara pleasure district.

    Subject:

    This print depicts Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I, future Ichikawa Danjūrō IX, in the role of Nagoya Sanza, a famous kabuki samurai. The character kneels, with an intense gaze, dressed in a remarkable blue kimono and wearing two swords at his belt.

    The famous saya-ate 鞘当 "clash of scabbards" episode depicts the rivalry between Nagoya Sanza and Fuwa Banzaemon. Under the cherry blossoms, the two samurai provoke each other after their sword scabbards clash, in an emblematic kabuki scene.

    Condition:

    Very good overall condition for an original work from 1861. Naturally aged paper, visible signs of wear on the edges. Very beautiful and vibrant colors, especially blues, reds, and oranges. A light central crease and a small crease in the upper left corner.

    🦝 Our opinion:

    We really like this combo from Kunisada Toyokuni III: a charismatic Edo period actor, a samurai armed with two swords, kabuki, and sakura!

    A very beautiful piece for an ukiyo-e or yakusha-e collector, a passionate fan of samurai, kabuki, and original Japanese prints, or simply authentic Japanese art from the Edo period.

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