Autumn 秋 - From the series 'Genji shiki' 源氏四季の内 (The Four Season of Genji) - 1857 - Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) - Japan - Late Edo period

Original woodblock print,vertical diptych,edo period – Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Utagawa Toyokuni III -”Genji shikinouchi aki”源氏四季の内 秋(Genji four season autumn) - Japan – 1857(Ansei 4 period)

The signature says “Toyokuni e 豊国画”.

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Utagawa Kunisada,also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III,was the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. In his own time,his reputation far exceeded that of his contemporaries,Hokusai,Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi. he took on Utagawa as a surname, and also used the surname Gototei 五渡亭( bunka 8 period to the end of Tenpo period) ,Kouchouou香蝶楼 ( Bunsei 10 period to the first Kaei) ,Nishikichorou錦朝楼,Yuusai雄斎 (bunka 9 period of) , Kotoraisha 琴雷舎(bunka 10 period of) , Kitaumedo北梅戸、Tomibozanjin富望山人,Tomoboan 富望庵, tōki-en桃樹園, Oukou応好, Gepparou 月波楼(bunka 8 period) , Kioh喜翁 (Bunkyu 2period) , Toyokuni豊国 Kunisadasha国貞, Hinashishi Toyokuni雛獅子豊国 , Ukiyo Matahira浮世又平