Utagawa Kunisada

Utagawa Kunisada- Seated Women with Cherry Tree Japanese Woodblock Print 1857

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Material

Woodblock Print

About

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman with a garden behind her. The print is by Utagawa Kunisada. The woodblock print is printed on rice paper. The print is not framed.

Artist Biography

Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese 1786 – 12 January 1865), also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III ( Sandai Utagawa Toyokuni), was the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. In his own time, his reputation far exceeded that of his contemporaries, Hokusai, Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi.

Dimensions

H 14.5 in. x W 10 in. x D .004 in.