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Okumura Toshinobu

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Okumura Toshinobu was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist. He is the only known student of Okumura Masanobu; many of his works nonetheless appeared from publishers other than Masanobu.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (13)

The Actor Sawamura Kamesaburo as Nagoya Kosanza in the play "Keisei Fukubiki Nagoya," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1731

1731 · Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e

30.5 × 15 cm (12 × 5 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Puppeteer

1725 · Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e

31.8 × 14.7 cm (12 1/2 × 5 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

An Actor With a Rack of Wigs

1725 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

12 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (31.1 x 14.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Actor Hayakawa Hatsuse as a Flower Vendor

1724 · Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e

31.7 × 14.4 cm (12 1/2 × 5 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Actors Sanjo Kantaro II as Osome and Ichikawa Monnosuke I as Hisamatsu

1720 · Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, beni-e

31.5 × 14.7 cm (12 7/16 × 5 13/16 in.); Mat: 63.5 × 40.7 cm (25 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Daikoku and Shoki Playing Chess

1720 · Monochrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper

9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Actor Sanjo Kantaro (1697–1763) as a Woman

1720 · Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink and color on paper

H. 12 in. (30.5 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Actors Nakamura Takesaburo as Shikishi Naishinno and Tsuruya Nanboku as Gengoro in the play "Tategami Teika Kazura," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1719

1719 · Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e

29.3 × 14 cm (11 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The actor Fujimura Handayu II as Nowake no Mae in the play "Tategami Teika Kazura," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1719

1719 · Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e

33.3 × 15.4 cm (13 × 6 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Actor (unidentified) as a Peddler of Dry Goods

1718 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper (Urushi-e)

Overall: 13 x 6in. (33 x 15.2cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Actor (Sanjo Kantaro?) in the Role of a Courtesan

1718 · Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink and color on paper

H. 12 5/16 in. (31.3 cm); W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woman Disrobing

1715 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 12 5/16 in. (31.3 cm); W. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Osome and Hisamatsu

1715 · Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, beni-e

28 × 15.6 cm (12 3/8 × 6 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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13 published of 15 catalogued · 15 with image

Art Institute Chicago
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The Met
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