Arashi Tokusaburo als Ohashi
Utagawa Kunimasu
1834
Medium
color woodcut
Dimensions
248; 363
About this artwork
Busteportret van de acteur Arashi Tokusaburo II in de rol van de weldoenster Ohashi, met bamboe fluit op de rug en haarpen in de vorm van een Chinese hellebaard.
About the Artist
Utagawa Kunimasu
Utagawa Kunimasu was a prominent ukiyo-e designer and teacher active in Osaka during the late Edo period, whose greatest artistic achievement was advancing the mature Osaka style of ōkubi-e (actor bust portraits) in the chūban format. A moneyed property owner who enjoyed considerable financial freedom, Kunimasu used his resources to promote ukiyo-e and its producers within Osaka, becoming an influ...