{"product_id":"ukiyoe-japanese-woodblock-prints-syaraku-22","title":"Ichikawa Komazō III and Matsumoto Kōshirō III  as Kameya Chūbei and Tsuchiya Sakuragawa","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"454\"\u003eScholarly Notes on This Ukiyo-e Print\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"630\"\u003eThis description is based on the original scholarly notes supervised by Yoshida Eiji, a leading authority on ukiyo e research and Sharaku studies, included with this print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"632\" data-end=\"862\"\u003eEach artwork is accompanied by a thin sheet of Japanese washi paper containing academic commentary in Japanese. For international collectors, we provide here a faithful English translation as part of the artwork’s documentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"867\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"893\"\u003eArtwork Description\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"895\" data-end=\"1120\"\u003eThis work belongs to Sharaku’s second period and is one of the seven full length portraits produced during that phase. It is the only example printed on a black mica ground rather than the more common white mica background.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"1470\"\u003eThe scene is drawn from \u003cem data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1177\"\u003eYomononishiki Kokyō no Tabiji\u003c\/em\u003e, performed at the Kiriza Theater in August 1794. It depicts Kameya Chūbei and Tsuchiya Sakuragawa as they embark on a tragic journey. Emerging from the dark, lustrous surface, the figures share an umbrella and wear coordinated garments, forming a unified silhouette against the black field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1472\" data-end=\"1792\"\u003eThe expansive composition evokes the spatial breadth of the kabuki stage. Sharaku’s disciplined line work and controlled color harmony heighten the emotional gravity of departure. Rather than relying on exaggerated gesture, the print conveys quiet inevitability, transforming theatrical drama into monumental presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1794\" data-end=\"1797\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"1799\" data-end=\"1811\"\u003eEdition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1813\" data-end=\"1881\"\u003e1968 woodblock reprint\u003cbr data-start=\"1835\" data-end=\"1838\"\u003eHand printed using traditional techniques\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1883\" data-end=\"1957\"\u003eThis is a mid 20th century reprint after Sharaku’s original 1794 design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1959\" data-end=\"1962\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"1978\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1980\" data-end=\"2080\"\u003eGood impression with vibrant colors.\u003cbr data-start=\"2016\" data-end=\"2019\"\u003eFaint soiling and age related staining consistent with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2082\" data-end=\"2085\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"2087\" data-end=\"2099\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2101\" data-end=\"2225\"\u003eSignature: Tōshūsai Sharaku\u003cbr data-start=\"2128\" data-end=\"2131\"\u003eDate: 1968\u003cbr data-start=\"2141\" data-end=\"2144\"\u003eJapanese Woodblock Print\u003cbr data-start=\"2168\" data-end=\"2171\"\u003ePrint size: 31 x 21 cm\u003cbr data-start=\"2193\" data-end=\"2196\"\u003eBacking sheet: 41.5 x 30 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2227\" data-end=\"2279\"\u003eAll artworks are sold as shown in the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2281\" data-end=\"2284\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"2286\" data-end=\"2315\"\u003eAbout the Sharaku Series\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2317\" data-end=\"2483\"\u003eTōshūsai Sharaku was active for only ten months between 1794 and 1795. During this brief period, he created actor portraits that broke dramatically from convention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2485\" data-end=\"2642\"\u003eRather than idealizing his subjects, Sharaku revealed the psychological intensity of kabuki performance through bold composition and uncompromising vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2644\" data-end=\"2829\"\u003eThis series presents carefully selected mid 20th century woodblock reprints, printed by hand using traditional methods, offering a renewed encounter with Sharaku’s revolutionary work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kumano.is","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46320597762348,"sku":"","price":24999.0,"currency_code":"ISK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/6205\/5724\/files\/12-24_Kumano_project_2023042514214_1.jpg?v=1707498872","url":"https:\/\/kumano.is\/products\/ukiyoe-japanese-woodblock-prints-syaraku-22","provider":"Kumano.is","version":"1.0","type":"link"}