Nakamura Ganjiro I as Akane Hanshichi
Toyonari, Yamamura, 1855-1952
Nakamura Ganjiro I as Akane Hanshichi- Artist : Toyonari, Yamamura, 1855-1952
- Edition : Heisei Edition
- Date : 1920
- Medium : woodblock
- Item# : WPYT02
- Condition : Excellent; acquired directly from the publisher
- Dimensions : 15 7/8 x 10 5/8 inches
- Illustrated : Toledo, 1930, pl. 195
- Comments : From the 12 print series Flowers of the Theatrical World; mica background Posthumous edition, printed in the Heisei Period (1989-2019), by the original publisher - Watanabe Color Print Co., from the original blocks.
- Price : $350
About The Artist
Toyonari, Yamamura, 1855-1952Born in Shinagawa section of Tokyo. Given name Yoshitaka; used the art name Koka for paintings, Toyonari generally for prints, although also occasionally Koka. Studied with Ogata Gekko. Graduated in 1907 from Tokyo School of Fine Arts in Japanese-style painting. Exhibited a painting at the first Bunten, 1907; also exhibited at Inten and with Ugokai. Member of Saiko Nihon Bijutsuin from 1916. In 1916 Watanabe Shozaburo saw painting of an actor at Inten and asked to make a print from it; fol.....
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