Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III). Beauty holding a roll of paper / Fan print, 1822.

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

Pubisher (accorfding to Suzuki & Oka): Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, 1815 – 1869), Dansendō [伊場仙].

Title: Beauty holding a roll of paper (by seller); A woman of Edo (by Suzuki & Oka)

Date seal and aratame censor seal: 1822 (Bunsei 5).

Signed: Gototei Kunisada ga [五渡亭国貞画].

Media: Untrimmed fan print (uchiwa-e), 228 x 295 mm.

Ref: [LIB-3085.2022] Jūzō Suzuki, Isaburō Oka. “The decadents”. — Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1969, p. 35, plate 30: exactly this print:

Collection	Japanese prints and drawings
Type or purpose	Fan, Woodblock print
Country	Japan
Period	19 AD, Bunsei era [文政] (04/ 1818 – 12/1830), Early 19th century, Edo Period (1603 – 1868)
Media	Ink and color on paper
Technique	Woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Size	Fan print. Uchiwa-e
Subject	Beautiful woman (bijin-ga)
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)
Publisher	Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, fl. 1815 – 1869)
Publishing year	1822, Bunsei 5
Signatures/Inscriptions/Marks	Artist's seal, Combined date seal and kiwame censor seal, Publisher's seal
Acquisition year	2022

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