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Ochiai Yoshiiku Oninki Yamana-Hosokawa Kakushitsu no Zu and Utagawa Fusatane active 1854-1889) Sericulture Scene Feeding the Silkworms
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240999
一惠斋芳版画几山名细川确执图，歌川房种版画养蚕图
Ochiai Yoshiiku Oninki Yamana-Hosokawa Kakushitsu no Zu and Utagawa Fusatane active 1854-1889) Sericulture Scene Feeding the Silkworms
USD500-800
36-37x24-25cmManen 1 1860 and late Edo to early Meiji period ca 1860s-1870s Published by Honya Seiji
Authentic Edo-period woodblock print by one of the last great ukiyo-e masters of the Utagawa school and Woodblock print, late Edo to early Meiji period ca 1860s–1870s Published by Honya Seiji
Artist Ochiai Yoshiiku also known as Keisai Yoshiiku Format Original Edo-period ukiyo-e triptych Theme A dramatic historical allegorical scene depicting the legendary conflict between Yamana Sozen and Hosokawa Katsumoto during the Onin War rendered in vibrant colors. Yoshiiku cleverly uses the mitate-e style to reference political themes through historical narrative. A fine example of a genre print by Utagawa Fusatane, a pupil of Kunisada. The work depicts women and a child engaged in the art of sericulture Yosan-zu, raising silkworms on mulberry leaves – a subject of great importance in 19th-century Japan, reflecting both domestic life and economic activity. Fusatanes works are valued for their vivid depictions of everyday Edo-Meiji life. This print is from a desirable series on silkworm cultivation.
一惠斋芳版画几山名细川确执图，歌川房种版画养蚕图
Ochiai Yoshiiku Oninki Yamana-Hosokawa Kakushitsu no Zu and Utagawa Fusatane active 1854-1889) Sericulture Scene Feeding the Silkworms
USD500-800
36-37x24-25cmManen 1 1860 and late Edo to early Meiji period ca 1860s-1870s Published by Honya Seiji
Authentic Edo-period woodblock print by one of the last great ukiyo-e masters of the Utagawa school and Woodblock print, late Edo to early Meiji period ca 1860s–1870s Published by Honya Seiji
Artist Ochiai Yoshiiku also known as Keisai Yoshiiku Format Original Edo-period ukiyo-e triptych Theme A dramatic historical allegorical scene depicting the legendary conflict between Yamana Sozen and Hosokawa Katsumoto during the Onin War rendered in vibrant colors. Yoshiiku cleverly uses the mitate-e style to reference political themes through historical narrative. A fine example of a genre print by Utagawa Fusatane, a pupil of Kunisada. The work depicts women and a child engaged in the art of sericulture Yosan-zu, raising silkworms on mulberry leaves – a subject of great importance in 19th-century Japan, reflecting both domestic life and economic activity. Fusatanes works are valued for their vivid depictions of everyday Edo-Meiji life. This print is from a desirable series on silkworm cultivation.
