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Utagawa Kuniteru

Utagawa Kuniteru 歌川国輝 (active c 1818–60)

Geisha by the Lantern. Geisha to andon 芸者と行灯
  • 184–48
  • Signature: Ichiyûsai Kuniteru ga一雄斎國てる画
  • Marks: censors’ seals (Hama, Kinugasa)
  • Format: vertical large-size print (ôban tate-e)
  • Medium: multicolor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and colors on paper

Kuniteru worked in the Utagawa School under Toyokuni and Kunisada. This print portrays a geisha next to a lantern – a traditional motif in ukiyo-e. Even so, his themes were often like bridges extending from the old culture to the new emerging industrialization of the Meiji Period (1968–1912).

Published Jan. 22, 2021 12:03 PM - Last modified Nov. 25, 2021 1:42 PM

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