{"product_id":"utagawa-toyokuni-iii-kunisada-five-seasons-kabuki-set","title":"Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada), \"Five Festivals Kabuki, Set\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA complete set of actor portraits posing for a \u003cem\u003ekabuki\u003c\/em\u003e play of \"Contemporary Roles Parodied for Five Festivals.\" The actors pose valiantly as \u003cem\u003eotokodate\u003c\/em\u003e, chivalrous men \u003cspan\u003eor \"Robin Hood\" figures in Edo-period Japan who formed brotherhoods to protect merchants and peasants from abusive samurai. Often they operated as gamblers and gang leaders themselves. \u003c\/span\u003eSold as a rare and complete set of five wonderfully designed woodblock prints.\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeries: Contemporary Roles Parodied for Five Festivals\u003cbr\u003eDate: 1859\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Oban (each)\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Excellent\/very good color and condition\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUtagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis one of Japan's most prolific and well-known Japanese woodblock print artists to emerge during the peak of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eukiyo-e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eperiod printmaking. As was common among Japanese artists at the time, his moniker evolved from his teacher and master, Toyokuni I (1769-1825), as his prominence grew.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ukiyo-e","offers":[{"title":"Print Only (No Mat)","offer_id":49130749821080,"sku":"TA06022026004","price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0594\/6130\/4472\/files\/Utagawa-Toyokuni-III-Kabuki-Seasonal.jpg?v=1779248082","url":"https:\/\/tokaidoarts.com\/products\/utagawa-toyokuni-iii-kunisada-five-seasons-kabuki-set","provider":"Tokaido Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}