Arashi Rikan als Inuyama Dosetsu

About this artwork

kleurenhoutsnede; lijnblok in zwart met kleurblokken; zilverpoeder; bronspoeder; polijsting

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...