Group of six woodcuts by Toyohara Kunichika

Toyohara Kunichika, group of six woodcuts

Features

Artist: Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900)

Artwork title: The scenic places of Tokaido

Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900

Subject: Oriental Subject

Origin: Japan

Artistic technique: Printing

Technical specification: Woodcut

Description : The scenic places of Tokaido

Group of six color woodblock prints from the series "famous places on the Tokaido road", created in 1863, commissioned to celebrate the journey made by the Shogun Iemochi from Edo to Kyoto to pay homage to the emperor. Known location names depicted on two of them, Toyokawa and Mnakuchi. Presented in frames.

Product Condition:
Product in good condition.

Frame Size (cm):
Height: 48
Width: 36

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 34
Width: 23

Additional Information

Artist: Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900)

Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900

19th Century / 1801 - 1900

Subject: Oriental Subject

Artistic technique: Printing

La stampa è un processo per la produzione di testi e immagini, tipicamente mediante l'impiego dell'inchiostro su carta e di una pressa da stampa. Spesso viene svolto come processo industriale su larga scala ed è una parte essenziale dell'editoria.

Technical specification: Woodcut

For the woodcut refers to the engraving of images and short texts on wooden tablets, the matrices, then inked and used to create multiple copies of the same person, on paper and on silk, by printing with the press. Given that the silografia is a type of engraving in relief, it is not difficult to insert the array of wood in the forms of typesetting, printing at the same time text and images. This feature of the silografia makes the printing process very cheap, in fact, will mainly be used for the "lyrics". A historic printing house specialized in popular prints was that of the Remondini of Bassano del Grappa.