{"product_id":"mg2051-toyokuni-bando-mitsugoro-sawamura-sojuro-japanese-woodblock-print","title":"Toyokuni - Bandō Mitsugorō \u0026 Sawamura Sojuro","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUtagawa Toyokuni I\u003c\/strong\u003e 1769-1825\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unknown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ukiyo-e, Yakusha-e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woodblock Print, Diptych\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA diptych showing the kabuki actors Bandō Mitsugorō with a sword and Sawamura Sojuro with a scroll or letter in a dramatic scene. In Toyokuni’s signature style, both actors are depicted in dramatic poses and with very dramatic expressions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good condition. Not backed. Cropped as shown. Fading. Slight center fold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the artist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUtagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825) was an ukiyo-e artist from Edo (now Tokyo) who trained under Utagawa Toyoharu, founder of the Utagawa school. He built on his teacher's style, and as head of the school in the late 18th and early 19th centuries he shaped the next generation of print designers. He specialized in prints of kabuki actors and was also known for pictures of beautiful women. His best-known series is Yakusha butai no sugata-e (Portraits of Actors in Their Various Roles), made between 1794 and 1796.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mie Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44930752806990,"sku":"MG2051","price":368.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/7602\/2094\/files\/mg2051-Toyokuni-BandoMitsugoroSawamuraSojuro-japanese-woodblock-print.jpg?v=1794608121","url":"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/en-fr\/products\/mg2051-toyokuni-bando-mitsugoro-sawamura-sojuro-japanese-woodblock-print","provider":"Mie Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}