Japanese Woodblock Print Kawanabe Kyosai 河鍋 暁斎, (Japanese, 1831–1889)

 

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Japanese Woodblock Print Kawanabe  Kyosai   河鍋 暁斎, (Japanese, 1831–1889)

This is a woodblock print from the series Famous Places along the Tokaido Road  ( The Processional Tokaido).  This is an account of an historical event depicted by a number of Japanese artist to form a collection of Japanese prints.  In total there are 162 prints made by 24 different publisher.

https://artsandculture.google.com/story/processional-t%C5%8Dkaid%C5%8D-coleccion-bujalance/uwXxu1cThim0ug?hl=en-US ^[1]

Title: Hunting Boar in the Mountains of Hakone, 1863

Action print with mica paint embellishments.

 

print size:  13 x 8.5 inch

 

Materials: Printmaking Materials

 

Condition: This print with good detail as shown.

References:

 

https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5731775 ^[2]

 

https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/soame-jenyns-collection-japanese-chinese-art/kawanabe-kyosai-1831-1889-74/61919 ^[3]

 

https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6335833 ^[4]

 

https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/artist-woodblock-japanese-prints-18th-20th-century/two-prints-depicting-warriors-47-ronin-59/29549 ^[5]

 

Japan 19th c.H: 13"W: 8.5"D: .1"Reference number: jp279