Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) & Utagawa Kuniyoshi - Leporello mit 19 Farbholzschnitten
auction 380, Lot 222
FINE ART & ANTIQUES
on 4 July 2018
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) & Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Leporello mit 19 Farbholzschnitten
Differenzbesteuerung
Utagawa Kunisada (Tokoyuni III) & Utagawa Kuniyoshi
1786 Honjo - 1865 Edo / 1798 Edo - 1861 Edo
Leporello with 19 coloured woodcuts
Japan 1842-1850. Each with the signature stamp of the artist and the publisher. Predominantly vertical obans. Up to 37 x 74 cm. Single sheets each 37 x 12.5 cm. In grey-blue Japanese paper envelope with snake skin print. Minor damage. Colours in very fresh condition. In this particular form a very rare piece.
As a compendium, this leporello featuring the works of Kunisada and Kuniyoshi brings together two of the most important and innovative Japanese woodcut artists of the Edo period. The two were not only style-defining, but also extremely popular due to their high productivity. Their works influenced not only the Impressionists, particularly Vincent van Gogh, but also the Expressionists, including Alexej von Jawlensky, who himself amassed a large collection of Japanese art.
The leporello includes composite colour woodcuts of 6 sheets (13), 4 sheets (3) and 2 sheets (3).