{"title":"Toyohara Kunichika","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"kabuki-dreams-book-toyohara-kunichika-9781917285285","title":"Kabuki Dreams","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYakasha-e\u003c\/em\u003e: Actor pictures from the floating world. \u003cem\u003eUkiyo\u003c\/em\u003e, the floating world - a transient realm of pleasures, horrors, and dreams - was brought to life most vividly on the\u0026gt;\u003cem\u003ekabuki\u003c\/em\u003e stage of 19th century Japan, and recorded in\u0026gt;\u003cem\u003eyakasha-e\u003c\/em\u003e, paintings and woodblock prints depicting and most famous actors and most sensational scenes of the day. Perhaps the most famous of all purveyors of\u0026gt;\u003cem\u003eyakasha-e\u003c\/em\u003e was Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900), renowned as one of the greatest\u0026gt;\u003cem\u003eukiyo-e\u003c\/em\u003e artists of the 19th century. Almost his entire artistic life was dedicated to creating image records of\u0026gt;\u003cem\u003ekabuki\u003c\/em\u003e theatre productions and the actors who starred in them, including such notables as Ichikawa Danjuro IX, Nakamura Shikan IV, and Onoe Kikugoro V. Kunichika constantly developed his own unique aesthetic style, always pushing the boundaries of\u0026gt;\u003cem\u003eukiyo-e\u003c\/em\u003e in bold and provocative new directions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe selection of Kunichika's works in KABUKI DREAMS is limited to his designs in the triptych format, which gave him and other\u0026gt;\u003cem\u003eukiyo-e\u003c\/em\u003e artists the freedom to express their visions as narratives in a kinetic, detailed image frame. 100 of Kunichika's most innovative, vivid and dynamic\u0026gt;\u003cem\u003eyakasha\u003c\/em\u003e triptychs produced between 1863 and 1896 are reproduced in full-color and full page-width throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51055729475857,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51055734685969,"sku":"NIN9781917285285","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52654173356305,"sku":"NLS9781917285285","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1917285280.jpg?v=1751028599"},{"product_id":"doyens-of-delirium-book-toyohara-kunichika-9781917285292","title":"DOYENS Of DELIRIUM","description":"\u003cp\u003eToyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) is renowned as one of the greatest\u0026gt;\u003cem\u003eukiyo-e\u003c\/em\u003e artists of the 19th century. Almost his entire artistic life was dedicated to creating image records of\u0026gt;\u003cem\u003ekabuki\u003c\/em\u003e theatre productions and the actors who starred in them, including such notables as Ichikawa Danjuro IX, Nakamura Shikan IV, and Onoe Kikugoro V. Kunichika constantly developed his own unique aesthetic style, always pushing the boundaries of\u0026gt;\u003cem\u003eukiyo-e\u003c\/em\u003e in bold and provocative new directions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDOYENS OF DELIRIUM collects 100 of Kunichika's most striking and vivid\u0026gt;\u003cem\u003ekabuki\u003c\/em\u003e actor portrait designs, in a testament to the enduring innovation and power of his prolific output. The selection presented here draws from two decades of the artist's work, and features a wide range of seminal\u0026gt;\u003cem\u003ekabuki\u003c\/em\u003e subjects produced between 1864 and 1883 (after which his artistic focus turned more to the triptych format). Prints from the following series are included: \u003cstrong\u003eHaiyu shiranami atari goketsu\u003c\/strong\u003e (1864); \u003cstrong\u003eSatomi hakkenshi no uchi\u003c\/strong\u003e (1865-66); \u003cstrong\u003eChochidori juban-kiri\u003c\/strong\u003e (1868); \u003cstrong\u003eTokyo hana Kunichika manga\u003c\/strong\u003e (1872); \u003cstrong\u003eTokyo ichini date kurabe\u003c\/strong\u003e (1874); \u003cstrong\u003eKijutsu junishi no uchi\u003c\/strong\u003e (1877); \u003cstrong\u003eChimei junikagetsu no uchi\u003c\/strong\u003e (with Kawanabe Kyosai, 1882); \u003cstrong\u003eMitate hakkenden no uchi\u003c\/strong\u003e (1883); and\u0026gt;\u003cstrong\u003eGishi meimei-den\u003c\/strong\u003e (1883, Kunichika's tribute to the 47 Ronin).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prints are reproduced in full color and full page-size throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51055739273489,"sku":"NIN9781917285292","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52671541608721,"sku":"NLS9781917285292","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1917285299.jpg?v=1751347679"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-toyohara-kunichika.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}