Utagawa Kunisada

Gototei
Toyokuni III

Japanese, 1786 - 1864

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The image shows a person standing with a forward-leaning posture, their body turned to the side and their head facing forward. The person has a focused expression and neatly combed hair styled in a traditional Japanese manner. They wear a kimono with intricate patterns: a blue outer garment with a lighter pattern and a dark inner garment with geometric designs. The person holds a folded fan in their right hand, extending it outward. The backdrop features patterned, woven elements creating a lattice effect, with stylized Japanese characters at the top. The setting evokes a traditional Japanese scene.
Utagawa Kunisada, Kabuki Actor with a Fan, 1820s -1840s, woodblock print on Japanese paper, Gift of Lin Lougheed, 2015.146.1

Kabuki Actor with a Fan

Utagawa Kunisada · 1820s -1840s · woodblock print on Japanese paper ·  Accession ID  2015.146.1

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Untitled

Utagawa Kunisada · 1900 · facsimile with original japanese tissue cover sheet ·  Accession ID  2001.136.21

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Scene from a Kabuki Play [triptych]

Utagawa Kunisada · 1840s · woodblock print on three sheets of paper ·  Accession ID  2015.146.2.a-c

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Scene from a Kabuki Play [right panel of triptych]

Utagawa Kunisada · 1840s · woodblock print on Japanese paper [right panel of three sheets] ·  Accession ID  2015.146.2.c

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Scene from a Kabuki Play [left panel of triptych]

Utagawa Kunisada · 1840s · woodblock print on Japanese paper [left panel of three sheets] ·  Accession ID  2015.146.2.a

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Scene from a Kabuki Play [center panel of triptych]

Utagawa Kunisada · 1840s · woodblock print on Japanese paper [center panel of three sheets] ·  Accession ID  2015.146.2.b