ORIGINAL TOYOKUNI III KUNISADA JAPANESE WOODBLOCK DIPTYCH C.1850S, EDO PERIOD MUSEUM-QUALITY KABUKI
Updated August 6, 2026
| Lot number | 0165 |
| Estimate | $1,400 - $1,600 |
| Opening bid | $500 |
| Auction | AUGUST BOOK AND ASIAN ART AUCTION |
| Date | August 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT |
| Auction house | The Rug Life |
| Location | Mechanicsville, Virginia |
An exceptional and highly collectible original Edo-period Japanese woodblock diptych by Toyokuni III (Utagawa Kunisada, 1786?1865), the undisputed master of Kabuki actor portraiture and one of the
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