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Kuniyoshi Utagawa Japanese Woodblock Print
Kuniyoshi Utagawa Japanese Woodblock Print
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  • Kuniyoshi Utagawa
  • Cats of the Tokaido Triptych
  • Showa era edition published by Watatanabe from recarved blocks, with publisher's 7mm seal
  • Medium: Japanese Woodblock Print
  • Each panel: 10.5 x 15.5 inches. Overall: 31.5 x 15.5 inches

    In this triptych Kuniyoshi used feline poses and antics as amusing rhyming word plays for the names of the post-stations along the Tokaido. Word plays were immensely popular with the Edo public, as were shadow pictures. Kuniyoshi was very fond of cats, and his students reported that there were usually a dozen or so felines in his studio most of the time.

    Utagawa Kuniyoshi was a Japanese painter and print designer considered one of the last great masters of the ukiyo-e style during the 19th century. The genres of his work ranged from landscapes to Kabuki actors and more, and he often incorporated aspects of Western representation in his designs. The term ukiyo-e translates to "pictures of the floating world" and refers to a genre of Japanese art with a wide span of imagery such as kabuki actors, folk tales, landscapes, and even erotica. This movement was critical in forming the Western perception of Japanese art.

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  • Condition
    Fine, no flaws
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    Kuniyoshi Utagawa Japanese Woodblock Print

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