DETAILS
- Artist
- Toyohara Kunichika
- Date
- 1869
- Medium
- Color woodblock print; oban triptych
- Location
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Collection
- Arts of Asia
- Culture
- Japan
- Credit line
- Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Fischer Fund
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THE ARTIST
Toyohara Kunichika
Toyohara Kunichika, a prolific ukiyo-e master, captured the vibrant world of Kabuki theater and society, bridging the Edo and Meiji periods with his bold woodblock prints.
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