(1786 - 1865)
The full series of 7 vertical ôban Seven Flourishing Plants on Lanterns for Summer Evenings, 1852
Colour woodblock prints. The full series of 7 vertical ôban Seven Flourishing Plants on Lanterns for Summer Evenings. Published by Ibaya Senzaburô, 1852. Each signed Toyokuni ga in toshidama cartouche.
Very good, even impressions, slightly trimmed, otherwise in very good condition.
1) ACTOR BANDÔ TAKESABURÔ I AS TEDAI SEISHICHI, 1852
348 x 245 mm.
2) ACTOR IWAI KUMESABURÔ III AS ABURAYA OKON, 1852
345 x 246 mm.
3) ACTOR ICHIKAWA DANJÛRÔ VIII AS FUKUOKA MITSUGI, 1852
349 x 246 mm.
4) ACTOR ARASHI KICHISABURÔ III AS SONOZAKI SENKICHI, 1852
350 x 247 mm.
5) ACTOR SAWAMURA CHÔJÛRÔ V AS SUZUKI MONDO, 1852
349 x 247 mm.
6) ACTOR BANDÔ SHÛKA I AS DANSHICHI SHIMA NO OKAJI, 1852
349 x 247 mm.
7) ACTOR ICHIKAWA KODANJI IV AS KENKAYA GOROKICHI, 1852
348 x 243 mm.
I have recently offered the prints from this series individually.
I am now offering the entire series reduced by 35 percent.
Kunisada became a pupil of Toyokuni at the age of 15. In 1807 the young artist produced his first illustrated book, and in 1808 his first actor prints were published. His fame grew fast. While other artists like Kuniyoshi or Hiroshige had to fight for recognition for years, he was successful from the beginning. Kunisada designed a wide spectrum of traditional ukiyo-e subjects like kabuki themes, beautiful women, historical events and quite a few erotic prints. He made few landscapes. In 1825 Toyokuni I had died. Later in 1844 Kunisada decided to take the name of his master and called himself Toyokuni.
