KUNISADA (1786–1865). Reading a letter

KUNISADA (1786–1865). Reading a letter

Artist: Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865)
Subject: A woman reading a long letter.
Series: Hyakunin bijo (One hundred beauties)
Signature: Unsigned. This surimono is the only print in the series occasionally found with the signature Gototei Kunisada ga.
Date: ca. 1825
Size: Daisho surimono koban size, 19,3x12,6 cm
Medium: Woodblock color print with use of metallic pigments.
Literature: For a discussion of this series of surimono see Chris Uhlenbeck, Commercially produced surimono in The Poetic Image. The Fine Art of Surimono. Leiden 1987, p.17-19.
Conditions: Fine impression with the obi pattern finely printed with silver pigments, fine color and conditions.
Item no: D 461
Price: Euro 550
Status: Available