Toyohara kunichika biography of barack

  • Kunichika Toyohara was one the most important woodblock print artists of the Meiji period (1868-1912).
  • This print was commissioned to commemorate the former American president's visit to Tokyo (Edo was renamed Tokyo when the emperor made it his residence in 1868).
  • Born in Niigata prefecture as Naoyoshi Hashimoto, Chikanobu began his life as the son of samurai in the service of the Sakakibara clan.

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    UTAGAWA KUNISADA (UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1865), TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (1835-1900), UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861), AND OTHERS

    Edo period (1615-1868), mid-to late 19th century

    Japanese Art Printed, Painted and Sculpted (online-only)

    28 May – 10 June 2024, 12:00 BST

    London, New Bond Street

    Sold for £2,304 inc. premium

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    UTAGAWA KUNISADA (UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1865), TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (1835-1900), UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861), AND OTHERS

    Edo period (1615-1868), mid-to late 19th century
    An album in concertina form, consisting of approximately 80 oban tate-e prints laid down on sheets of paper, comprising: more than 60 sheets of yakusha-e, the majority incomplete sheets from polyptychs by Toyokuni III; and more th

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    Hasekura Tsunenagawas a Japanesesamuraiand retainer of Date Masamune, the daimyōof Sendai. In the years 1613 through 1620, Hasekura headed a diplomatic uppdrag to the Vaticanin Rome, traveling through New Spainand visiting various ports-of-call in Europe. This historic uppdrag is called the KeichōEmbassy. On the return trip, Hasekura and his companions re-traced their route across Mexico in 1619, sailing from Acapulco for Manilla, and then sailing north to Japan in 1620. This fryst vatten conventionally considered the first Japanese ambassador in the Americasand in Europe. Although Hasekura's embassy was cordially rec
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    YOSHU CHIKANOBU (1838-1912), TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (1835-1900), MIZUNO TOSHIKATA (1866-1908), UTAGAWA FUSATANE (FL. CIRCA 1854-1897), AND OTHERS

    Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
    10 oban triptychs and a single print of mainly bijinga by various Meiji-era artists, some with all three sheets joined, others in three separate sheets, including: one triptych and one single sheet by Chikanobu, including one from the series Tokugawa jidai kifujin no zu (Elegant Ladies of the Tokugawa Period); one by Kunichika from the series Azuma kofu (Old Fashion of the East); and one by Fusatane titled Kaiko yashinaigusa: Shogi kurabe (Silkworm Cultivation: Comparison of Courtesans) with English captions, variously published and variously signed; each in a plastic sleeve except for three mounted on carboard. The smallest: 37cm x 24.7cm (14 9/16in x 9¾in); the largest: 37cm x 76cm (14 9/16in x 29 15/16in). (11).

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