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UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI (1769-1825)
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UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI (1769-1825)

A group of surimono prints of Danjuro

Closed27 September 2022

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UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI (1769-1825)
A group of surimono prints of Danjuro
Woodblock print surimono, from a series of prints of the actors Ichikawa Danjuro I-VII, embellished with metallic pigments, each signed Toyokuni hitsu, circa 1820s, comprising:
‌1) Genso Saigyu Danjuro (The First Danjuro, Saigyu)
‌2) Nidaime Dai Hakuen Danjuro (The Second Danjuro, Great Hakuen)
‌3) Yondaime Kiba Danjuro (The Fourth Danjuro, Kiba)

Shikishiban surimono:
‌1) & 3): 7 1/8 x 6 7/8 in. (18.1 x 17.5 cm.)
‌2): 7 7/8 x 7 1/8 in. (20 x 18.1 cm.)

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Specialist note

The present series of Danjuro lineage portraits was first commissioned by the Gogawa poetry club to Toyokuni I around 1820s. There is a later version of the same designs produced by Toyokuni II in 1830s, which comes with different poems and does not show the Gogawa mark on borders. A complete set of the series by Toyokuni I in the collection of National Diet Library, Japan (https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1307496?tocOpened=1&itemId=info%3Andljp%2Fpid%2F1307496&__lang=en).

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