Discovering the Floating World
One artist. Thousands of designs. An extraordinary record of Japanese theatrical life.
Utagawa Kunisada was among the most prolific and commercially successful print designers of nineteenth-century Japan. His work offers more than portraits of famous performers. Through elaborate costumes, dramatic gestures and carefully constructed compositions, he captured the spectacle of Kabuki.
This remarkable diptych depicts Ohatsu and Lady Iwafuji, two characters whose confrontation provided compelling theatrical material. Discover how Kunisada transformed the stage into art that audiences could take home.
Read Article 2: Utagawa Kunisada — Master of Japanese Ukiyo-e and Kabuki Prints.
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