Asian Art

Konishi Hirosada

Konishi Hirosada (小西 廣貞) (fl. c. 1819–1863) was the most prolific Osaka-based designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints during the late Edo period. Like most producers of kamigata-e (上方絵)—prints originating in the Osaka and Kyoto regions—he specialized in yakusha-e actor prints. Hirosada is particularly known for his diptychs and triptychs, and for his many ōkubi-e portraits of the leading actors on the Osaka kabuki stage during his day.

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• ▸Daqin
• ▸History of the firearm
• ▸1645

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