After Yamamura, Toyonari

This woodblock print, attributed as being created after Yamamura Toyonari's original design, is a reproduction or later edition that preserves the compositional choices of his work. Such prints circulated as the shin-hanga market grew and publishers reissued popular designs to meet collector demand. The oban format and woodblock medium are consistent with Toyonari's standard output. While the specific subject cannot be determined from the title alone, the print's existence as a recognized copy speaks to Toyonari's reputation within the shin-hanga movement. His actor portraits and figure studies were commercially successful enough to warrant reproduction, a measure of popularity that placed him alongside contemporaries like Natori Shunsen in the market for modern yakusha-e.