Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III). Three good fortunes of the present day / Fan print, 1856.
Engraver/Block Cutter
Yokokawa Takejirō [横川武次郎; seal: hori Take, 彫武] (Japanese, block carver, fl. 1845–1863)
Artist: Utagawa Kunisada [歌川 国貞]; a.k.a. Utagawa Toyokuni III [三代歌川豊国] (Japanese, 1786 – 1865).
Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a red toshidama cartouche.
Publisher: Mikawaya Heiroku [三川屋平六] (Japanese, fl. c. 1848 – 1856); seal: Mihei [三平] (Marks 11-016 | 325a)
Block carver: Yokokawa Takejirō [横川竹二郎] (Japanese, fl. 1845 – 1863), seal: 彫竹 – Hori Take.
Date seal and aratame censor seal: [辰正] Ansei 3, 1st month (1856), plus aratame (改).
Media: Aiban yoko-e uchiwa-e (団扇絵), color woodblock print, 227 x 292 mm
Inscriptions:
Right cartouche: Three good fortunes of the present day [当世三福対] (Tosei sambuku tsui)
Center cartouche: Ubuge no Kintaro [産毛の金太郎] (うぶげのきんたろう)
According to Horst Graebner, the play is Tomigaoka koi no Yamabiraki (or Tomioka Koi no Yamabiraki [富岡戀山開], according to kabuki21.com, common title Ninin Shinbē [二人新兵衛]); Kintarō might be Nakamura Fukusuke I [中村福助], the female role might be Mikuni Kojorō [三国小女郎] (or Mikuni no Kojorō).
Nakamura Shikan IV [中村芝翫] (Japanese, 1831 – 1899); other names: Nakamura Fukusuke I, Nakamura Masanosuke I, Nakamura Komasaburō, Nakamura Tamatarō I.
Additional Information
| Collection | Fan print (Uchiwa-e) [団扇絵] , Japanese prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Fan , Woodblock print |
| Period | Ansei era [安政] (1854–1860) , Edo period [江戸時代] (1603–1868) |
| Country | Japan |
| Media/Technique | Ink and color on paper , Woodblock print (nishiki-e) |
| Size | Fan print. Uchiwa-e |
| Subject | Actor print , Actors , Kabuki , Kabuki actor , Kabuki actors , Kabuki play , Kabuki theater |
| School | Utagawa (歌川) |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1856 , Ansei 3 |
| Genre | Actor Prints (Yakusha-e, 役者絵) |
| Acquisition year | 2019 |
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