With 19th century Japanese artists of the floating world very much in vogue this spring with two major exhibitions running in European capital cities at the moment – Utagawa Hiroshige in Rome and Utagawa Kuniyoshi in London – I thought I’d share this 1971 Hungarian postage stamp featuring the work of another master of Japanese woodblocks – Utagawa Toyokuni (1769 – 1825). Toyokuni I – (the Roman numeral is used to distinguish him from the later artists who, following Japanese tradition, also used the art-name of their master) is probably best known for his portraits of Kabuki actors.
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One reply on “Utagawa Toyokuni on 1971 Hungarian postage stamp”
I have a Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley Stame (series of fours 2 MJ and 2 EP) I also have one with him and Lisa Marie when they were married… Not sure where these stamps came from marking
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Note sure where I bought them about 10 year ago. Not sure how to find out if they are valuable.
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