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Subject:Chinese Drawing or woodblock ?
Posted By: ger Thu, Oct 16, 2014 IP: 77.170.53.193
Would like to know the artist and date off making . so help needed and thanks in advance .







Subject:Re: Chinese Drawing or woodblock ?
Posted By: Rémy DOUKHAN Fri, Oct 17, 2014
It's a japanese woodblock. R.D.

Subject:Re: Chinese Drawing or woodblock ?
Posted By: j lewis Fri, Oct 17, 2014
It is a Japanese woodblock.

Subject:Re: Chinese Drawing or woodblock ?
Posted By: Stan Fri, Oct 17, 2014
This is a Japanese woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada. It dates from the late 1840s. I will get a better date when I get home to my references. It is in tough condition.

Cheers,
Stan

Subject:Re: Chinese Drawing or woodblock ?
Posted By: Stan Fri, Oct 17, 2014
Close. Mid 1840s. From the censor seal, it dates from 1843-46.

Cheers,
Stan

Subject:Re: Chinese Drawing or woodblock ?
Posted By: rat Fri, Oct 17, 2014
This one's Japanese and not in good condition, by one of the Toyokunis, the other print is Chinese. I suspect that if you repost as a Japanese print you will get identification from one of the Japan experts here.

Subject:Re: Chinese Drawing or woodblock ?
Posted By: ger Fri, Oct 17, 2014
Thank you all for the welcome information about the woodblock and do't it needs to be reposted ? would more info come out off that ?

Thanks

Subject:Re: Chinese Drawing or woodblock ?
Posted By: Stan Sat, Oct 18, 2014
A couple of minor notes:

1) Kunisada didn't start signing as Toyokuni until 1844 - which narrows the date range.

2) This print is likely the middle panel of a triptych.

Cheers,
Stan

Subject:Re: Chinese Drawing or woodblock ?
Posted By: Guy Mon, Oct 20, 2014
The signature reads 'Kunisada aratame nidai Toyokuni ga' (Kunisada changing his name to the second Toyokuni). This signature was in use by Toyokuni III (aka Utagawa Kunisada I)between 1844-45, whereby he ignored the fact that Toyoshige (aka Toyokuni II)has used the name Toyokuni for more than ten years and he was the third of this name in reality.


Guy

URL Title :Kunisada signatures and seal


Subject:Re: Chinese Drawing or woodblock ?
Posted By: ger Thu, Oct 23, 2014
Thanks and usefull information .

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