{"product_id":"mg2052-toyokuni-segawa-roko-iv-as-the-shop-assistant-detchi-chokichi-japanese-woodblock-print","title":"Toyokuni - Segawa Rokô IV as the shop assistant Chôkichi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUtagawa Toyokuni I\u003c\/strong\u003e 1769-1825\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kawachiya Genshichi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ukiyo-e, Yakusha-e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woodblock Print, Oban\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeft panel of a diptych showing a scene from the play “Suda no Haru Geisha Katagi” with the actor Segawa Rokô IV in the role of the shop assistant (Detchi) Chôkichi. In this play, the shop assistant Chôkichi is murdered on the banks of the Sumida River by Ume no Yoshibē for money.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fair condition. Not backed. Repairs as shown. Good color.\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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExamples of this print can be found in the following collections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collections.mfa.org\/objects\/521630\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mie Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44930753069134,"sku":"MG2052","price":138.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/7602\/2094\/files\/mg2052-Toyokuni-SegawaRokoIVastheshopassistantDetchiChokichi-japanese-woodblock-print.jpg?v=1794608130","url":"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/en-fr\/products\/mg2052-toyokuni-segawa-roko-iv-as-the-shop-assistant-detchi-chokichi-japanese-woodblock-print","provider":"Mie Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}