Utagawa KUNISADA /TOYOKUNI III
(Japan 1786–1865)
- Title
- Contemporary tale of the three heroes
- Other titles:
- (Tatooed man), Contemporary tale of the three villains
- Alternative title:
- Tôsei Sangoku-shi
- Place of origin
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Japan
- Period
- Japan: Edo (Tokugawa) period 1615 - 1868, Ansei era 1854 - 1860
- Year
- 1860
- Medium
- colour woodcut
- Dimensions
- Ôban tate-e: 35.0 x 24.3cm image/sheet
- Signature & date
- Signed c.l., in Japanese, ink [incised on block] "Toyokuni ga [picture by Toyokuni]". Not dated.
- Credit
- Bequest of Kenneth Myer 1993
- Accession number
- 598.1993
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
KUNISADA was one of the most popular ukiyo-e artists at the end of the Edo period. He was a pupil of Toyokuni and later succeeded the master's name. His subject matter ranged from women, actors, wrestlers and genre scenes, often working with HIROSHIGE II who provided the landscape.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, 1993.
- Bibliography (3)
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Heroes and villains: from Japan's floating world (May 2001), AJIOKA Chiaki (Japan) (Curator), Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The Asian Collections Art Gallery of New South Wales (2003), Jackie Menzies (Australia) (Editor), Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Art speaks Japanese: Japanese language education kit from the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales (2007), Public Programmes Department, Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia) (Editor), Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Exhibition history (1)
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Heroes and Villains, (19 May 2001–19 Aug 2001), at Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Art Gallery Rd Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2000.