Japan: Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ichizô as Hotei Ichiemon, from the series 'Five Manly Men in Summer Robes' (Gonin otoko soroi yukata). Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865), 1861
Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese: 歌川 国貞; also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III (三代歌川豊国); 1786 – 12 January 1865) was the most popular, prolific and financially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan.
In his own time, his reputation far exceeded that of his contemporaries, Hokusai, Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi.
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