Onoe Eizaburō II (Japanese, 1791 – 1851); Onoe Matsusuke III, Ōkawa Sanchō, Onoe Asajirō, Sanchō Sawamura Gennosuke I (Japanese, 1784 – 1812); Sawamura Sōjūrō IV
$3,000
For Sale
Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni I [歌川豊国] (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Signed: Toyokuni ga (豊国画)
Publisher: Tsuruya Kinsuke (鶴屋金助) [Firm name: Sōkakudō (双鶴堂)], active c. 1797–1830s. Marks 554
Censor/Date: 1809; 巳十弐 (Year of the Snake, 12th month) Bunka 6, 12th month | kiwame (極)
Media: Vertical ōban, woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and colour on paper, 382 × 258 mm
Series: From the Set of Twelve (Jūni kumi no uchi, 十二組の内)
Title: First Meeting in the Heavy Snow of Piled-up Emotions (Tsumoru omoi yuki no hatsukai, 積思雪の初会)
Note: Left sheet of a triptych; title on right sheet.
Actors:
Onoe Eizaburō II [二代目尾上栄三郎] (Japanese, 1791–1851); other names: Onoe Matsusuke III, Ōkawa Sanchō, Onoe Asajirō; poetry name: Sanchō.
Sawamura Gennosuke I [澤村源之助] (Japanese, 1784-1812); Sawamura Sōjūrō IV
Left sheet of a triptych depicting a snowy encounter. Three figures (two actors and a woman) walk through heavy snowfall under large umbrellas. Elevated geta help them navigate the snow-covered path.
Reference: MFA Boston: JP368
| Collection | Japanese prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Fine art , Woodblock print |
| Period | 19 AD , Bunka era [文化] (1804–1818) , Early 19th century , Edo period [江戸時代] (1603–1868) |
| Country | Japan |
| Media/Technique | Colour , Ink , Paper , Woodblock print , Woodblock print (nishiki-e) |
| Size | Vertical Ōban |
| Subject | Actor print , Actors , Kabuki , Kabuki actor , Kabuki actors , Snow , Winter |
| School | Utagawa (歌川) |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1809 , Bunka 6 |
| Genre | Actor Prints (Yakusha-e, 役者絵) |
| Acquisition year | 2024 |