{"product_id":"1828-1838-domestic-life-women-and-children-by-utagawa-kunisada-a3-framed","title":"1828–1838  Domestic Life, Women and Children by Utagawa Kunisada (A3 Framed)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"601\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eGood antique condition overall. The print is presented in a brand new A3 frame for preservation and display. The colors remain vivid and the printed lines are sharp. There is extensive insect damage in the upper right corner, though it generally does not affect the main image. Despite this age-related damage, the composition remains visually striking. The visible wear serves as a testament to the print's nearly two centuries of history and adds to its authentic antique character.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"603\" data-end=\"984\"\u003eThis original Edo-period woodblock print was created by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eUtagawa Kunisada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and is signed \u003cem data-start=\"711\" data-end=\"731\"\u003eIchiyōsai Kunisada\u003c\/em\u003e (一陽斎 国貞), accompanied by the artist's distinctive red \u003cem data-start=\"786\" data-end=\"797\"\u003eToshidama\u003c\/em\u003e seal. Kunisada used the \u003cem data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"833\"\u003eIchiyōsai\u003c\/em\u003e signature during the late Bunsei and early Tenpō periods, dating the work to approximately 1828–1838, before he adopted the name Toyokuni III in 1844.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"1318\"\u003eThe print belongs to the \u003cem data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1021\"\u003ebijin-ga\u003c\/em\u003e (\"pictures of beautiful women\") tradition while also functioning as a \u003cem data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1103\"\u003efūzoku-ga\u003c\/em\u003e, or genre scene depicting everyday life. Rather than illustrating a historical event or theatrical performance, it presents an intimate domestic interior featuring elegantly dressed women caring for young children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1320\" data-end=\"1681\"\u003eThe composition includes several objects that were familiar in upper-class Edo households, including a traditional \u003cem data-start=\"1435\" data-end=\"1442\"\u003eandon\u003c\/em\u003e oil lamp providing soft interior lighting and a \u003cem data-start=\"1491\" data-end=\"1500\"\u003ehibachi\u003c\/em\u003e charcoal brazier used for warmth. The richly patterned kimono and carefully arranged furnishings reflect the refined tastes of fashionable urban society during the late Edo period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1683\" data-end=\"2079\"\u003eScenes such as this offered contemporary viewers an idealized glimpse into domestic life, emphasizing family, elegance, and the beauty of everyday surroundings. Kunisada excelled at portraying graceful figures with expressive faces, luxurious textiles, and harmonious interior compositions, qualities that helped make him the most commercially successful ukiyo-e artist of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2081\" data-end=\"2250\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eA compelling example of early Kunisada \u003cem data-start=\"2120\" data-end=\"2130\"\u003ebijin-ga\u003c\/em\u003e, suitable for collectors of Edo-period woodblock prints, domestic genre scenes, and Japanese art of the Utagawa school.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Echoes of Edo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48629676278019,"sku":null,"price":6000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5965\/1587\/files\/IMG_5860.jpg?v=1782550090","url":"https:\/\/echoesofedo.com\/products\/1828-1838-domestic-life-women-and-children-by-utagawa-kunisada-a3-framed","provider":"Echoes of Edo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}