Utagawa Toyohiro (1773-1828) Two Women and a Dog, early 1800’s.
This is an exquisite, original brush drawing by Toyohiro from the early 1800’s in preparation for a woodblock print. Drawings of the period are rare, often damaged or destroyed in the printmaking process. The picture is on thin ’washi’ paper and depicts two women and a dog, with Mount Fuji in the background. It is an astonishing tour-de-force, drawn freehand and with brushes, the lines exuding confidence and delicacy. The piece is in the archaic manner, sitting between the early style of the Utagawa School and the eighteenth century mannerism of Utamaro. Toyohiro is an important figure for being the teacher of Utagawa Hiroshige.
(Fonte: tsmskimonoyokubo)
Noh Mai 1870s
Although, Noh Actors were exclusively male during the Meiji period (1868 – 1912), dances were performed by women as well as men.
(Fonte: tsmskimonoyokubo, via pmikos)
