Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III). The Sun, from the series ‘Moon, Sun, Stars’ / Fan print, c. 1850.

Artist: Utagawa Kunisada [歌川国貞] a.k.a. Utagawa Toyokuni III [三代歌川豊国] (Japanese, 1786 – 1865).

Signed: Ōju Toyokuni ga [応需豊国画], in a toshidama cartouche.

Double nanushi censor seals Mera & Murata (1846-50).

Publisher: Kojimaya Jūbei [小嶋屋重兵衛] (Japanese, fl. c. 1797 – 1869).

Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII [市川団十郎] (Ichikawa Ebizō VI, Ichikawa Shinnosuke II, Japanese, 1823 – 1854) watches the sunrise over Mount Fuji.

The complete set of series Moon, Sun, Stars [月日星] (tsuki-hi-hoshi/boshi), three sources of light (sankō) [三光]:

Collection	Japanese prints and drawings
Type or purpose	Fan, Woodblock print
Period	19 AD, Edo Period (1603 – 1868), Mid-19th century
Country	Japan
Media	Ink and color on paper
Technique	Woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Subject	Actor print, Celestial bodies, Kabuki actor, Moon, Stars, Sun
Character / Sitter	Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII [Ichikawa Ebizō VI, Ichikawa Shinnosuke II] (Japanese, 1823 – 1854)
School	Utagawa (歌川)
Artist	Utagawa Kunisada [歌川国貞] a.k.a. Utagawa Toyokuni III [三代歌川豊国] (Japanese, 1786 – 1865)
Size	Fan print. Uchiwa-e
Publisher	Kojimaya Jūbei [小島屋重兵衛] (Japanese, c. 1797 – 1869)
Acquisition year	2016

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