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"Hinamatsuri" - Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni iii), Japanese Edo Period Print, Daily Life Print on Doll Festival. Good condition: the colors are still very fresh, good print quality.
Artist: Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni iii 三代歌川豊国)
Publisher: Etsu-ka 越嘉
Period: 19th century, Edo (Japan)
Dimensions:
Height: 34.5cm
Width: 24.2cm
On Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni iii) (1786-1865): Born in Honjo and the son of a shipmaster, in the eastern district of Edo, he impressed a master of the Utagawa school: Toyokuni, from whom he took the name at his death. He turns out to be one of the best portrait painters of Kabuki actors, but is also interested in prints of beauty, everyday life, erotic. He is often considered as a great master of Japanese prints, he collaborated in particular with Hiroshige.
On Hina matsuri (雛祭り): "Doll Day", March 3 in Japan is Little Girls' Day. The latter then exhibit pretty handcrafted and very neat dolls on platforms and on several levels. These dolls represent characters from the imperial court of the Heian era.
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