Actors from the play Satomi hakenden. (1851-1853)
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)1851-1853 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1865)
Specifications
- Year
- 1851-1853
- Nationality / school
- Japanese
- Lifespan
- 1786–1865
About the artwork
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) is the artist behind "Actors from the play Satomi hakenden.", dated 1851-1853. Historical background, 1851-1853: The invention of lithography around 1796 and its spread in these decades made printed images cheaper and more varied. The first half of the nineteenth century moved from Neoclassicism to Romanticism, which placed emotion, nature, and the sublime at the centre of painting. The catalogue places it in Illustration. The format is landscape. Illustration in brief: The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are often described as a golden age of book and magazine illustration. Printing methods such as woodcut, engraving, lithography, and photomechanical reproduction each shaped how illustrators worked.
"Actors from the play Satomi hakenden." is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A landscape format suits wide, low wall spaces such as the stretch above a bed, mantel, or sideboard. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
Japanese, 1786–1865
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