Yakusha-e — Utagawa Kunisada, Edo Period
Archival pigment print
Edition of 25 per size
Printed on Hahnemühle paper
Original artwork in the public domain. Source image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Utagawa Kunisada was the most prolific and commercially successful ukiyo-e artist of the 19th century, with approximately 60% of his designs focusing on kabuki and actor prints. These prints were immensely popular and served to publicize the actors and their roles to an eager audience.
The figure in the print is depicted on a geometrically patterned blue and gray background, characteristic of the stylized stage settings found in many kabuki prints. The actor is captured in a dynamic pose, likely a moment of dramatic tension from a kabuki play.
After Hours Art Editions publishes limited-edition prints for collectors drawn to mood, intimacy, and the charged space between art and desire.
Yakusha-e — Utagawa Kunisada, Edo Period
Archival pigment print
Edition of 25 per size
Printed on Hahnemühle paper
Original artwork in the public domain. Source image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Utagawa Kunisada was the most prolific and commercially successful ukiyo-e artist of the 19th century, with approximately 60% of his designs focusing on kabuki and actor prints. These prints were immensely popular and served to publicize the actors and their roles to an eager audience.
The figure in the print is depicted on a geometrically patterned blue and gray background, characteristic of the stylized stage settings found in many kabuki prints. The actor is captured in a dynamic pose, likely a moment of dramatic tension from a kabuki play.
After Hours Art Editions publishes limited-edition prints for collectors drawn to mood, intimacy, and the charged space between art and desire.
Each print is produced using museum-grade pigment inks on archival cotton paper, then hand-numbered and signed by the studio.
• Paper: 100% cotton rag, matte finish
• Printing: Archival pigment giclée
• Edition: 25 total, hand-numbered
• Certificate of authenticity included
• Ships unframed
