| Method | Woodblock (nishiki-e) |
| Artist | Kitagawa Utamaro (1753 - 1806) |
| Published | c.1800 |
| Dimensions | Hashira-e [~24 x 5 inches] |
| Notes |
Artists signature: Utamaro hitsu Series: Tokiwazu Tomimoto jôruri zukushi. Collection of Jôruri Recitations in the Tokiwazu and Tomimoto Styles. An early, and scarce, pillar print by the master Japanese printmaker Utamaro, illustrating the lovers Osome and Hisamatsu, from a Japanese tragedy play 'The Love Suicide of Osome and Hisamatsu'. The lovers are both betrothed to others, ultimately unable to be together, they commit double suicide. Kitagawa Utamaro (1753 - 1806) was a Japanese artist and woodblock designer. He is one of the most highly regarded designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and paintings, and is best known for his bijin ōkubi-e pictures of beautiful women of the 1790s. He also deigned natural history works including producing illustrations of insects and birds. He rose to prominence in the early 1790s with his portraits of women which proved incredibly popular in Japan. He produced over 2000 known prints and was one of the few ukiyo-e artists to achieve fame within his own lifetime. In 1804 he was arrested and imprisoned for making illegal prints depicting the 16th-century military ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Condition: Laid to gold flecked presentation sheet c. 1900, colours slightly faded, printed on two joined sheets as published, trimmed on left side with some loss to text, some surface dirt and light rubbing. |
| Framing | framed |
| Price | £2,250.00 |
| Stock ID | 46525 |