{"product_id":"mg1794-kunichika-actor-holding-scroll-japanese-woodblock-print","title":"Kunichika - Actor Holding Scroll","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eToyohara Kunichika \u003c\/strong\u003e(1835 - 1900)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1880's\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/strong\u003eUnknown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eUkiyo-e. Yakusha-e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original Woodblock Print, Oban-size\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis woodblock print by Toyohara Kunichika presents a portrait of a Kabuki actor possibly playing the role of Ishikawa Goemon in a Kabuki play. He holds a long scroll in his right hand as he faces down his adversaries. This type of expressive actor (Yakusha-e) print is a good example of Kunichika's adherence to the Utagawa school's artistic conventions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown as the \"Meiji Sharaku,\" Kunichika was one of the three great ukiyo-e masters of the Meiji period alongside Yoshitoshi and Kiyochika. His bold actor portraits, vivid colors, and intimate knowledge of the theater made him the foremost chronicler of Kabuki during its final great age as a subject of woodblock prints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Backed, good color, some paper damage as shown.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mie Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43762891587662,"sku":"MG1794","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/7602\/2094\/files\/mg1794-Kunichika-ActorHoldingScroll-japanese-woodblock-print.jpg?v=1781882579","url":"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/products\/mg1794-kunichika-actor-holding-scroll-japanese-woodblock-print","provider":"Mie Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}