Pl. XI Portrait of the actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV “A Contest of Magic Scenes”, Utagawa Kunisada — KUN06

Utagawa Kunisada,also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III, was considered to be the most popular designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th century Japan. It is estimated that he has produced more than 20,000 works during his life time.

Kunisada was not only a brilliant print maker but also an excelllent business man who had great commercial success just after he designed his first portraits of kabuki actors in 1808. In his own time, his reputation far exceeded that of his contemporaries, Hokusai, Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi.

This print is one of the late series by Kunisada. He designed it a few years before his death when he was already in his seventies. This series is of an astonishing vigor and creativity. It is regarded as one of Kunisada's best ukiyo-e series. Kunisada placed kabuki actors, some of them had been the past famous actors, in mystical, fantasy-filled scenes from old tales which are filled with supernatural magic and often strange creatures.

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Utagawa Kunisada prints

Pl. XI Portrait of the actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV “A Contest of Magic Scenes”, Utagawa Kunisada — KUN06

Pl.I Portrait of the actor Onœ Kikugoro II “Stories of a chilvarous man”, Utagawa Kunisada — KUN16

Pl. II Portrait of the actor Iwai Hanshirō VII “Stories of a chilvarous man”, Utagawa Kunisada — KUN15

Pl. III Portrait of the actor Kawarazaki Gonjurō I “Stories of a chilvarous man”, Utagawa Kunisada — KUN14

Pl. IV Portrait of the actor Bandō Hikosaburō V “Stories of a chilvarous man”, Utagawa Kunisada — KUN13

Pl. V Portrait of the actor Bandō Mitsugorō VI “Stories of a chilvarous man”, Utagawa Kunisada — KUN12

Pl. VI Portrait of the actor Onœ Baijiu “Stories of a chilvarous man”, Utagawa Kunisada — KUN11

Pl. VII Portrait of the actor Ichimura Kakitsu IV “Stories of a chilvarous man”, Utagawa Kunisada — KUN10

Pl. VIII Portrait of the actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII “Stories of a chilvarous man”, Utagawa Kunisada — KUN09

Pl. IX Portrait of the actor Nakamura Shikan IV “Stories of a chilvarous man”, Utagawa Kunisada — KUN08

Pl. X Portrait of the actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII “Stories of a chilvarous man”, Utagawa Kunisada — KUN07

Pl. XI Portrait of the actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV “A Contest of Magic Scenes”, Utagawa Kunisada — KUN06

Pl. XII Portrait of the actor Nakamura Shikan IV “A Contest of Magic Scenes”, Utagawa Kunisada — KUN05

Pl. XIII Portrait of the actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII “A Contest of Magic Scenes”, Utagawa Kunisada — KUN04

Pl. XIV Portrait of the actor Ichimura Uzaemon XIII “A Contest of Magic Scenes”, Utagawa Kunisada — KUN03

Pl. XV Portrait of the actor Nakamura Fukusuke I “A Contest of Magic Scenes”, Utagawas Kunisada — KUN02

Pl. XVI Portrait of the actor Iwai Kumezaburō III “A Contest of Magic Scenes”, Utagawa Kunisada — KUN01