Memorial Portrait of the Artist Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Object Label
In this print made immediately after Kunisada’s death, Kunichika depicted his teacher as a pensive scholar. Immediately above the portrait are poems by Kunichika and two of Kunisada’s other prominent students, Kunisada II and Kunihisa II, as well as a poem that Kunisada composed about his own impending death. The right sheet of this diptych contains an obituary for the artist, written by a well-known author of the period who describes Kunisada as a student of Toyokuni. With three generations present in the text, the portrait becomes a celebration of both the artist and the Utagawa lineage.
Caption
Toyohara Kunichika Japanese, 1835–1900. Memorial Portrait of the Artist Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), December, 1864. Woodblock print, 14 5/16 x 19 1/2 in. (36.4 x 49.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 16.750.1. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.750.1_IMLS_SL2.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Memorial Portrait of the Artist Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Date
December, 1864
Period
Edo period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Woodblock print
Classification
Dimensions
14 5/16 x 19 1/2 in. (36.4 x 49.5 cm)
Signatures
Signed lower right: "Monjin Ippitsusai Kunichika hitsu"
Markings
3 publisher's marks at lower right
Credit Line
Museum Collection Fund
Accession Number
16.750.1
Rights
No known copyright restrictions
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