Ukiyo-e 26, UT-3, Handbag - Toyokuni, Actor Ichikawa Omezo I
Ukiyo-e Bag - Actor Ichikawa Omezo.
Ukiyo-e (Japanese, meaning "Pictures of the Floating World"). Ukiyo-e depicts and records the life of Japanese people in the Edo period. It represents Japanese art of 17-19 centuries.
In this print, Ichikawa Omezo I (初代市川男女蔵, 1781-1833), the first actor in a line of 6 generations continuing to the present day, plays the role of Sekibei (関兵衛) in the Play “Tsumoru Koi Yuki no Seki no To” (積恋雪関扉, literally meaning: Mounting Love at the Snowbound Barrier). Sekibei, a samurai, was the barrier watchman.
A fantasy - This drama describes the story of a battle between a samurai and the beautiful “spirit of the cherry blossoms”, under the blossoming cherry blossoms at a snowy mountain. What unfolded was a fantastic love and revolt struggle against the background of the dynasty politics.
Utagawa Toyokuni I (歌川豐國) was one of the most influential ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period. He achieved his commercial success in 1786 with illustrations for novelette. He soon discovered his niches: bijin-ga (美人画, beauty portraits) and, more significantly, yakusha-e (役者絵, actor prints).
Between 1794 and 1796, he created a series of prints entitled "Portraits of Actors in Various Roles" (役者舞台の姿絵), which earned him rapid recognition and marked the peak of his creative work. Toyokuni befriended prominent actors, and the majority of his prints were related to kabuki.
Created in 1803
Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni I (歌川豊国; Japanese, 1769–1825)
Art inspires fashion - Exotic style fashion.
Ukiyo-e (Japanese, meaning "Pictures of the Floating World"). Ukiyo-e depicts and records the life of Japanese people in the Edo period. It represents Japanese art of 17-19 centuries.
Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as Sekibei in the Play “Tsumoru Koi Yuki no Seki no To”
「初代市川男女蔵の関兵衛」In this print, Ichikawa Omezo I (初代市川男女蔵, 1781-1833), the first actor in a line of 6 generations continuing to the present day, plays the role of Sekibei (関兵衛) in the Play “Tsumoru Koi Yuki no Seki no To” (積恋雪関扉, literally meaning: Mounting Love at the Snowbound Barrier). Sekibei, a samurai, was the barrier watchman.
A fantasy - This drama describes the story of a battle between a samurai and the beautiful “spirit of the cherry blossoms”, under the blossoming cherry blossoms at a snowy mountain. What unfolded was a fantastic love and revolt struggle against the background of the dynasty politics.
Utagawa Toyokuni I (歌川豐國) was one of the most influential ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period. He achieved his commercial success in 1786 with illustrations for novelette. He soon discovered his niches: bijin-ga (美人画, beauty portraits) and, more significantly, yakusha-e (役者絵, actor prints).
Between 1794 and 1796, he created a series of prints entitled "Portraits of Actors in Various Roles" (役者舞台の姿絵), which earned him rapid recognition and marked the peak of his creative work. Toyokuni befriended prominent actors, and the majority of his prints were related to kabuki.
Created in 1803
Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni I (歌川豊国; Japanese, 1769–1825)
- Price:$178.00
- Glazed synthetic leather
- Custom-print durable Oxford
- Double rolled handles with 6" drop
- Top zip opening has magnetic snaps on each end
- Silver hardware
- Interior features print lining; back zip pocket; 2 front open slip pockets trimmed in matching leather
- Size: 14"W x 9 1/2"H x 6"D