Etsy - WestCornwallAntiques Utagawa Kunisada I | Toyokuni Iii | Japanese, 1786-1864 Edo Ukiyo-E Artist Original 1852 Japanese Woodblock Print

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Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786-1864) Edo Ukiyo-e Artist Original 1852 Japanese Woodblock Print Shimizuya, between Yokkaichi & Ishiyakushi: (Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as) Seigen, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tkaid Road (Tkaid gojsan tsugi no uchi), here called Tkaid Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786-1864) Publisher: Yamazakiya Seishichi (Sanseid) Edo period, 1852 (Kaei 5), 10th month Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink & color on paper. Dimensions Vertical ban; 34.4 x 24.8 cm. References: Andreas Marks, Kunisada's Tokaido: Riddles in Japanese Woodblock Prints, 2013 p. 152, no. T63-44C. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, acquisition nos. 11.43213, 59.1147.123. Waseda University Theater Museum, acquisition nos. 006-4827, 500-2744. Signed Toyokuni ga with publisher's seal Sei (Shimizuya Naojiro), censor's seals Fuku & Muramatsu, & date seal Ne-ju (10th lunar month, year of the rat [1852]). From the estate of Edward Leslie Costigan. Supplied in mount/mat under clear wrapping, ready to frame. Condition: Commensurate with age (1852), fading, some restoration, please consult images. Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1865) also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist. He is considered the most popular, prolific & commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. in his own time, his reputation far exceeded that of his contemporaries, Hokusai, Hiroshige & Kuniyoshi. Edward Costigan was born in London in 1939. He & his whole family were evacuated to St. Just in West Cornwall, where he spent his early years. He was educated at the Humphrey Davy Grammar School in Penzance where he won a scholarship to study English Literature at Magdalen College, Oxford through the Violet Vaughan Morgan national competition. He became a Professor after his degree, & taught both in the UK & in Europe. He went on to teach for the British Council in Africa, Canada & Japan. His interests were in film, music & architecture, & he travelled widely. He learned Japanese & particularly enjoyed walking in the mountains of Japan. Upon his retirement he returned to Cornwall, setting up home in Sancreed, West Penwith, where he continued walking & cycling until becoming ill. He died at home in February 2022. PLEASE NOTE that we accept returns from customers in the UK & European Union countries (within 14 days of delivery). We do NOT accept returns or exchanges from all other countries. We do insure deliveries to ALL countries for the declared value to cover the unlikely event of damage in transit & we always take great care with our packaging. With regard to condition of items, our photography will always show any defects. All measurements are approximate and, as with all hand made items, some dimensions & detail can vary slightly. Utagawa Kunisada I | Toyokuni