UTAGAWA KUNISADA (TOYOKUNI III) (1786-1865)

Description:

Japan, 19th c.
36,5 x 24 cm
Ôban tate-e, coloured woodblock print, part of a triptych. Title: ''Momotarô kaminari taiji'' (Momotarô defeats the thunder god). Publisher: Kawaguchiya Uhei. Signed: Gototei Kunisada ga. Censor's seal: Kiwame. Date: ca. 1830.
Momotarô is a popular figure in Japanese folk stories. According to the legend, Momotarō hatched from a peach - From a South German private collection, acquired prior to 1990 - Minor wear, backed, horizontal crease, slightly trimmed, unframed, upper edge mounted on paper