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Subject:No68. Japanese woodblock. Artist & subject?
Posted By: Vicky Fri, Jan 26, 2018 IP: 2a02:c7d:1daa:2900:c
Japanese woodblock. Assistance identifying artist & subject please.
Part of a large collection that will be posted for identification.







Subject:Re: No68. Japanese woodblock. Artist & subject?
Posted By: Stan Sat, Jan 27, 2018
Center panel of a triptych by Kuniyoshi printed 1840.

Actors Iwai Shijaku I as Matabei's Wife (Nyôbô) Otoku (R), Nakamura Utaemon IV as Ukiyo Matabei (C), and Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Kano Utanosuke (L)

Here is the triptych at the Boston MFA:

http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/actors-iwai-shijaku-i-as-matabeis-wife-ny%C3%B4b%C3%B4-otoku-r-nakamura-utaemon-iv-as-ukiyo-matabei-c-and-ichimura-uzaemon-xii-as-kano-utanosuke-l-463789

Cheers,
Stan

Subject:Re: No68. Japanese woodblock. Artist & subject?
Posted By: I.Nagy Sun, Jan 28, 2018
Title,
浮世又平　- Ukiyo Matahira
中村歌右衛門　　－ Nakamura Utaemon (Kabuki performer)
Nakamura Utaemon in role of Ukiyo Matahira
Signature,
一勇斎　　Ichiyusai - Art-name
國芳画　　Kuniyoshi Picture
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川國芳）1798-1861

With regards,
I.Nagy

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