{"product_id":"mg1877-kunihiro-snow-japanese-woodblock-print","title":"Kunihiro - Snow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGanjôsai Kunihiro\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: \u003c\/strong\u003e1830's\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTenmaya Kihei\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ukiyo-e (Osaka-style) Yakusha-e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woodblock Print, Oban\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe actor holds a fugu. Fugu can be highly toxic if not carefully prepared, but it is considered a delicacy in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKunihiro's print, titled Setsu (snow: 雪) is one subject within a category called setsugekka (sun, moon, flowers: 雪月花), a common theme in Japanese art and literature. Aspects of the changing seasons are presented in scenes featuring snow (suggesting not only the winter season but also a prelude to rebirth). Kunihiro may have received instruction from Toyokuni Utagawa, the leading master of the Edo-based Utagawa School.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike many ukiyo-e artists of the period, little is known about Kunihiro’s personal life. This lack of documentation is not uncommon, especially among Osaka-based printmakers, who often had smaller workshops and more limited print runs than their Edo counterparts. However, his surviving woodblock prints remain valuable historical records of kabuki theater and 19th-century popular culture.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Color faded. Backed on cardboard.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mie Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44079779283022,"sku":"MG1877","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/7602\/2094\/files\/mg1877-Kunihiro-Snow-japanese-woodblock-print.jpg?v=1785026338","url":"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/products\/mg1877-kunihiro-snow-japanese-woodblock-print","provider":"Mie Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}