Lot 467

A pronounced vertical crease to the centre, possibly with associated separation. Darkening to the paper throughout. "Toyokuni" written in pencil to the lower right border. No further visible damage or faults.


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Toyoshige initially worked as a pottery dealer and was the pupil and son in law of the famous Utagawa Toyokuni whose name he took after his death in 1825. Other students in the school namely Kunisada were outraged that Toyoshige could assume the name of the late master and his claim to the name Toyokuni II was not widely recognised. Previous to producing this series he was not highly regarded as an ukiyo-e artist, however the work briefly elevated him to the level of landscape masters Hokusai and Hiroshige.