{"product_id":"1847-1852-first-snow-monkey-trainer-tamoiro-series-by-utagawa-kunisada-apprixmately-25x37cm","title":"1847–1852 \" First Snow – Monkey Trainer\" Tamoiro Series by Utagawa Kunisada (Apprixmately 25X37CM)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"411\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eNear perfect condition. There are no stains or holes. The printed lines remain exceptionally sharp, and the colors are vivid and well-preserved. There is very slight creasing that is only noticeable upon close inspection and does not detract from the overall appearance.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"413\" data-end=\"702\"\u003eThis original late Edo-period woodblock print was designed 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 (Toyokuni III) between 1847 and 1852. Titled \u003cem data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"587\"\u003eFirst Snow – Monkey Trainer\u003c\/em\u003e (初雪 猿曳か), it belongs to the celebrated \u003cem data-start=\"627\" data-end=\"636\"\u003eTamoiro\u003c\/em\u003e (多望色, \"Fashionable Colors\") series and was published by Izutsuya.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"704\" data-end=\"1153\"\u003eThe composition depicts two elegantly dressed women walking together beneath a large paper umbrella during the season's first snowfall. One carries a lantern while the other holds a large sake bottle, suggesting they are returning from an evening outing. In the background, a traveling monkey trainer (\u003cem data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1016\"\u003esaruhiki\u003c\/em\u003e) and a young assistant make their way through the snowy street beneath another umbrella, adding a charming glimpse of everyday Edo life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1155\" data-end=\"1461\"\u003eThe \u003cem data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1168\"\u003eTamoiro\u003c\/em\u003e series celebrated the changing seasons by pairing fashionable women with scenes drawn from ordinary urban life. Monkey trainers were familiar entertainers who traveled throughout Japan performing with trained monkeys, making them recognizable figures in the streets of nineteenth-century Edo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1889\"\u003eKunisada masterfully contrasts richly patterned winter kimono with the quiet, snow-covered landscape, creating a refined seasonal composition that highlights both the elegance of his figures and the atmosphere of a winter evening. Beyond its artistic beauty, the print also preserves details of Edo-period fashion, street entertainment, and daily life that made Kunisada the most successful ukiyo-e designer of his generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1891\" data-end=\"2058\"\u003eA beautiful example of late Edo \u003cem data-start=\"1923\" data-end=\"1933\"\u003ebijin-ga\u003c\/em\u003e, combining graceful seasonal imagery with one of the most evocative winter scenes in Kunisada's celebrated \u003cem data-start=\"2041\" data-end=\"2050\"\u003eTamoiro\u003c\/em\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Echoes of Edo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49228162826499,"sku":null,"price":6500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5965\/1587\/files\/IMG_6637.jpg?v=1783478797","url":"https:\/\/echoesofedo.com\/products\/1847-1852-first-snow-monkey-trainer-tamoiro-series-by-utagawa-kunisada-apprixmately-25x37cm","provider":"Echoes of Edo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}