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Utagawa Toyoshige

ca. 1825 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Toyoshige, also known as Toyokuni II, was a pupil and son-in-law of Utagawa Toyokuni (1769–1825). Since Toyoshige closely followed Toyokuni's late style, his works are often misidentified as his teacher's. A large red-lacquer sake cup at the upper right, balanced on a branch of plum blossoms and corresponding to a small sake cup that the woman is holding, reflects the image of a Kabuki actor.

Artist

Utagawa Toyoshige

Date

ca. 1825

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Jack Greene Gift, 2001