Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III). Married woman blackening her teeth in a mirror / Fan print, ca. 1830.

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

No publisher seal, no date or censor seal; probably a private printing.

Signed: Kunisada ga [国貞画] in a red double gourd cartouche.

Media: Untrimmed fan print (uchiwa-e), 231 x 294 mm, with the use of mica and black lacquer.

Collection	Japanese prints and drawings
Type or purpose	Fan, Woodblock print
Country	Japan
Period	19 AD, 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), Woman
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	Unknown
Publishing year	1830
Signatures/Inscriptions/Marks	Artist's seal
Acquisition year	2022

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