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Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Japanese Woodblock Print Man at a Bathtub

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Description

Japanese woodblock print, or ukiyo-e, created by the renowned artist Utagawa Kunisada (also known as Toyokuni III, 1786-1864) titled Man at a Bathtub (or Man vid badtunna) and is part of a series related to the Kabuki play Tabisuzume Aiyado Banashi. 


Artist: Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III).
Subject: The print depicts a man, likely a character from a Kabuki play, preparing for or finishing a bath next to a traditional wooden bathtub (furo).
Date: This particular series was published around 1854.
Format: Unframed loose sheet measures 13.5 inches H x 9 W.


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