Posted by Gary G. on April 24, 1997 at 17:36:56:
In Reply to: Re: Toyokuni II posted by yasuko on April 23, 1997 at 20:34:30:
: : : Who is Toyokuni II?
: : : Have been wondering since I only know about I and III.
: : :
: : Toyoshige (1777-1835) was a pupil and the son-in-law of the great Toyokuni I (1769-1825). When his master died, he took the name Toyokuni only to be challenged for the honor by other pupils, including Kunisada (Toyokuni III (1786-1864)). In the end, Toyoshige retained the honor. He was an uneven artist, but capable of true genius in his portraits of women and his masterwork, "Eight Views of Lake Biwa". There will be references to him in most general survey books on Japanese prints.
: Dear Gary and other people,
: I am a novice, so please bear with me.
: In a book titled Hiroshige In Tokyo by Julian Bicknell published by Pomegranate Artbooks,
: Pge 48, bottom half, shows a print of a Japanese woman with
: distant scenery in the back, the explanation of the picture says,
: "Keisai Eisen, Beauties of the Tokaido. An image
: from a series that combined landscape.....", but the
: picture clearly shows Toyokuni-ga author seal on it.
: What should I make of it?
: I think I have also seen Kunisada with name Toyokuni II,
: I supposed that is because of the dispute that Gary explained.
Yasuko,
I am sorry to say that after a cursory search, I was not able to locate that Bicknell
book in our Shogun library. Perhaps someone who has the book will be able to
shed some light on it for us.