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Description:
Japanese Woodblock Print
by Sharaku
Woodblock Print on Paper
Image: 10.6” X 15.5”
Frame: 14.6” X 19.5”
Sharaku is ranked higher in today's art world than such great masters like Utamaro or Hokusai. He is regarded as a kind of supernatural phenomenon. Of course, the mystery of his life adds up a lot to the hype.
Art historians count some 140 Sharaku woodblock prints made during a short time span of less than one year from about May 1794 until around February 1795. Even the precise number of woodblock prints and the dates are contested among art scholars. Nearly all Sharaku prints show Kabuki actors - either as individual portraits or two performing characters. A few Sharaku prints show Sumo wrestlers. The best known woodblock prints are facial close-ups of actors.
The expressions of the actors are extremely vigorous and exaggerated - close to caricatures. The Sharaku prints seem like a snap-shot catching the character, the mood and momentary emotions of the actor.
Just like Utamaro, Sharaku was forgotten in Japan after his death. Both were rediscovered in Europe towards the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century
Description:
This print is colorful and beautiful.
Condition:
Excellent condition. The frame is in very good condition. Very beautiful and very decorative. Please allow the images to serve as part of description.
Provenance:
Acquired from an estate in Denver, Colorado
| Status: For Sale |
Reference#: 230185374512 |
| Condition:
Excellent |
Year:
late 1900's
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