{"product_id":"mg1955-kunisada-toenail-trimming-japanese-woodblock-print","title":"Kunisada - Toenail Trimming","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUtagawa Kunisada\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1786-1865)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: \u003c\/strong\u003e1844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers: \u003c\/strong\u003eWakasaya Yoichi (Jakurindō)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ukiyo-e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeauties on Auspicious Days of the Flower Calendar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woodblock Print, Oban\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis print by Utagawa Kunisada was published in 1844 and is called \u003ci\u003eA Good Day to Trim One’s Nails\u003c\/i\u003e. It comes from the series \u003ci\u003eA Floral Calendar: Women on Lucky Days\u003c\/i\u003e. The title refers to the traditional Japanese calendar, in which particular days could be considered favorable or unfavorable for certain activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWe see a young woman dressed casually in a beautifully patterned blue robe decorated with both white herons and black ravens. She has one foot raised and is just about to trim her toenails with a pair of scissors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHanging from them is a tiny bell - the kind of bell we usually associate with a cat's collar. I did some research and found some other artists also created prints of trimming toenails. But I think I like Kunisada’s print the best. He took this completely mundane moment of personal grooming and turned it into a beautifully designed portrait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA copy of this print sold at Sotheby's for $1,500 in 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good color and condition, backed with Edo-era paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehttps:\/\/collections.mfa.org\/objects\/207628\/\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mie Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44351657017422,"sku":"MG1955","price":950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/7602\/2094\/files\/mg1955-Kunisada-ToenailTrimming-japanese-woodblock-print_fcb0777c-7441-41bc-8556-a8b8047a19b6.jpg?v=1789683468","url":"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/products\/mg1955-kunisada-toenail-trimming-japanese-woodblock-print","provider":"Mie Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}