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Utagawa Kunisada, Bun’ya no Asayasu (no. 36), from the series A Pictorial Commentary on One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu eshō: Bun'ya no Asayasu)

Utagawa Kunisada

Japanese · 1786–1865 · Painter, Printmaker

Utagawa Kunisada, also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist. He is considered the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Utagawa Kunisada, EDO PERIOD, comprising fourteen oban tate-e prints and one oban yoko-e printEDO PERIODLyon & Turnbull · £3,500≈ $4,713≈ €4,091Sign up to see
  2. Utagawa Kunisada, Genji Monogatari, 54 coloured woodcuts mounted on paper and bound as a bookletGenji Monogatariim Kinsky · €1,690≈ $1,913≈ £1,427Sign up to see
  3. Utagawa Kunisada, Kabuki Actor Bando Mitsugoro in Boat with Raised Oar, woodblock printKabuki Actor Bando Mitsugoro in Boat with Raised OarRago Auctions · $1,188≈ £864≈ €1,004Sign up to see

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  1. Utagawa Kunisada, Actors, Triptych, color and ink Together with: KUNIYOSHI, (Japanese, 1797-1861), from Chushingura series TOYOKUNI (Japanese, 1769-1825) "Samurai" and "Actor"
    Actors
    Drawing
    14 in. x 9 1/2 in.
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 412
    $200≈ £100≈ €127HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–500View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  2. Utagawa Kunisada, Horse, Ink and color on paper
    Horse
    Drawing · Paper
    14 in. x 8 7/8 in.
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 61B
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $150–200View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
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Utagawa Kunisada prints (37)Utagawa Kunisada woodcuts & linocuts (35)

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