7006 - Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock print by Utagawa Toyokuni III / Kunisada, Bijin-ga / Portrait of a woman, Japan, mid 19th century.

Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock print by Utagawa Toyokuni III / Kunisada, Bijin-ga / Portrait of a woman, Japan, mid 19th century. Utagawa Toyokuni III, also known as Utagawa Kunisada, Japan 1786-1865. Original Japanese woodblock print on paper, Ukiyo-e / Nishiki-e, depicting a standing young woman in a blue patterned kimono. Next to her are pieces of clothing and textiles, at the top right is a decorative still life with a sword, iris flowers and other props. Japanese script lines at the top left, signature Ichiyōsai Toyokuni ga at the right, censor's and publisher's seal next to it. Handwritten inscription on the reverse "Ichiyosai Toyokuni ga I" and indication of seal / date around 1847-1867; according to signature and style more likely to be assigned to Toyokuni III / Kunisada. Dimensions including frame: ca. 49 × 36 cm. Age and provenance: Japan, Edo period, mid-19th century. Original ukiyo-e woodblock print with figurative depiction / bijin-ga motif. Framed behind glass with dark passepartout. Due to age and condition with significant paper browning, stains, creases and fold marks, partly visible horizontal and vertical folds, rubbing, minor paper damage and color fading.