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]:

Utagawa Kunisada. Fan print triptych. Jitsu getsu sei no uchi. Moon. Circa 1850.
SVJP-0211-1.2016: The Moon
Utagawa Kunisada. Fan print triptych. Jitsu getsu sei no uchi. Sun. Circa 1850.
SVJP-0211-2.2016: The Sun
Utagawa Kunisada. Fan print triptych. Jitsu getsu sei no uchi. Stars. Circa 1850.
SVJP-0211-3.2016: The Stars

Additional Information

Collection Fan print (Uchiwa-e) [団扇絵] , Japanese prints and drawings
Type / Purpose Fan , Woodblock print
Period 19 AD , Edo period [江戸時代] (1603–1868) , Mid-19th century
Country Japan
Media/Technique Ink and color on paper , Woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Subject Actor print , Celestial bodies , Kabuki actor , Moon , Stars , Sun
School Utagawa (歌川)
Size Fan print. Uchiwa-e
Genre Actor Prints (Yakusha-e, 役者絵)
Acquisition year 2016

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