Utagawa Kunisada · 1786–1865
Woman Putting Out a Light
A woman leans in to extinguish a lamp, from a series titled Modern Customs: Frost Beneath the Stars.
Finish
Specification
Direct print, 3 mm aluminium
450 × 600 mm
Open edition, printed to order
Float mount and kit included
Price
$149
The Story
A woman leans in to extinguish a lamp, from a series titled Modern Customs: Frost Beneath the Stars. Kunisada's subject was the fashionable world of Edo and the way it dressed, and the whole print turns on the cloth.
The collar of her under-robe carries a painted signature — Gototei, the secondary name Kunisada was using around 1820. He signed the garment inside the picture as well as the sheet.
Utagawa Kunisada · 1786–1865
OriginJapanese
Lived1786–1865
EditionOpen