"Woman Contemplating Her Scrolls" by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865)
Japanese woodblock print, gold and silver frame
censer marks: Kiwame 1790-1845, Kinsudo 1804-1845
from Serge Liros's private collection newly on the market after 45 years
Image size: 14 3/4 x 10 3/8 inches
Framed size: 23 1/4 x 18 1/4 inches
Artist Information:
Utagawa Kunisada, (born 1786, Edo [Tokyo]—died Jan. 13, 1865, Edo), Japanese artist who was probably the most prolific of all the painters and printmakers of the ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”) movement. He was particularly known for his erotically decadent portraits of women, executed with a powerful, free style. Kunisada also excelled at portraits of actors, which were frequently more original than those of his teacher Utagawa Toyokuni. His masterpiece is a series of illustrations for Nise murasaki inaka genji, a parody by Ryūtei Tanehiko of The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Utagawa-Kunisada