Artist Presenting a Print to a Warrior
Artist
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
(Japanese, 1786 - 1865)
CultureJapanese
Date1786-1865
MediumWoodblock print on paper
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number0.5657
Not on view
DescriptionThis Japanese print depicts an artist bent over, presenting a print of two figures to a Warrior. Label TextUtagawa Kunisada, also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III Japanese, 1786-1865 Artist Presenting a Print to a Warrior Woodblock print on paper Ukiyo-e woodblock prints often told stories. In this scene a man kneels before a warrior seated on a decorated mat and armed with a sword. He appears to present a woodblock print on paper. The subject is an armed warrior followed by a humbly dressed retainer carrying a sword. The space is organized on dramatic diagonals typical of Ukiyo-e. French artists were captivated by this system for indicating depth in two-dimensional works of art, which presented an alternative to the Western and European system of one-point perspective perfected in the Renaissance. Toulouse-Lautrec developed his monogram "remarque" in imitation of the collector marks and signatures on Japanese prints that he saw in Paris. Chrysler Museum of Art 0.5657Exhibition History"Inspiring Impressionism: Japanese Prints in the Chrysler Collection," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, March 10 - June 18, 2017.
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
1859
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
1859
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
1807-1864
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
after 1844
