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Maeger

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Dear specialists,

could you help me to identify artist and title of this triptych? I can’t find any other copy. I think it’s from Kunisada?

Best regards, Stefan

  • Horst

    The print is by Kunisada I; the signature is on the left "Ichiyōsai Toyokuni ga," and in the middle and on the right "Kōchōrō Toyokuni ga."
    A further sheet with the title may be missing on the right-hand side.
    The print depicts actors (unidentified) on an outing.
    The publisher is Moriya Jihei, and the censor's seal is Fukatsu (dating the print to 1845/46).
     

  • Maeger

    Thank you very much for your kind help, Horst! I didn't know, that a four sheets arrangement is possible. I thought that this triptych is complete and hoped to find his title on it. I will look for a second copy of the print now supported by your identifications. Best regards, Stefan

  • Horst

    There does not necessarily have to be a fourth or even a fifth sheet; the arrangement of the signatures is unusual. Until now, I was only aware of these three sheets, which I found as separate prints in various sources.
     

  • Maeger

    I’m really interested in that, Horst! If it’s not too much trouble, could you give me an example of a polyptych with four or five panels? And where did you spot individual panels from my triptych? Best regards, Stefan

  • Horst

    The center sheet was sold in 2000 by arteilno, the left left and right sheet I found at Yahoo Japan some years later.
    Examples for four, five and six panels actor prints.

  • Maeger

    Beautiful prints, thank you for showing examples, Horst! And I will follow your informations! Best regards, Stefan

  • Maeger

    Unfortunately, I can’t access the links, Horst! Neither Yahoo Japan nor Artelino are taking me where I want to go. And I’ve also got a technical problem, lovely as this discussion page is: I can only view the images in a much smaller size. Is that down to my browser?

  • Horst

    Sorry, it wasn't Artelino, but rather the predecessor to that online auction site: Ukiyo-w World. It hasn't been active for a long time. Yahoo Japan is now geo-restricted and inaccessible in many European countries; you would need to use a VPN. But even that wouldn't help in this case—those sales certainly aren't archived there.

     

  • Maeger

    Right, I suppose I’ll have to give up then, Horst. But thanks again for your invaluable support on so many fronts! Best regards, Stefan

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