KUNIKAZU, Utagawa. Osaka-e. Diptych. 1855-60 Xilografie a colori. 250x360 mm. Firmato: Kunikazu ga. Bellissima incisione con pigmenti metallici (Kimono di Arashi e decorazione del fodero della spada). Dittico. Gli attori Arashi Rikan e Jitsukawa Enzaburo di notte in un giardino pronti per il secondo combattimento, nell'oscurità, dietro ad alberi di acero con foglie dai vivaci colori.Kunikazu fu attivo nell'area di Osaka tra il 1848 e il 1868. Mentre diverse fonti lo elencano come uno studente di Utagawa Kunisada I (1786–1865), alias Toyokuni III, altre lo elencano come uno studente di Toyokuni I e Toyokuni II senza menzionare Kunisada. è noto principalmente per le sue stampe del teatro kabuki. Roberts lo definisce un "tecnico altamente qualificato" e Schwaab scrive che "il suo miglior materiale teatrale prodotto tra il 1853 e l'avvento dei colori all'anilina, include alcuni disegni straordinariamente raffinati e uno straordinario livello di stampa.
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Colored woodcuts. 250x360 mm. Sign.: Kunikazu ga. Excellent impression with metallic pigment (peacock feather pattern in Arashi's kimono, sword decoration). Diptych. Actors Arashi Rikan and Jitsukawa Enzaburo at night in a garden ready for the second fight, in the darkness, behind glowing maple leaves. Utagawa Kunikazu was active in the Osaka area between 1848 and 1868.1 While several sources list him as a student of Utagawa Kunisada I (1786–1865), a.k.a. Toyokuni III, others list him as a student of Toyokuni I and Toyokuni II without mentioning Kunisada. Mainly known for his prints of the kabuki theater, Roberts calls him a "highly accomplished technician" and Schwaab writes that "his better theatrical material produced between 1853 and the advent of aniline colors, includes some remarkably fine designs and an extraordinary level of printing."
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