KUNISADA  (1786-1865). Kabuki play. (Sold)

KUNISADA (1786-1865). Kabuki play. (Sold)

Artist: Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864)
Subject: Scene from the kabuki play Hanagatami Gojûsan Tsugi staged at theater Morita. From right actors Nakamura Fukusuke I as Fuwa Banzaemon, Sawamura Tanosuke III as Katsuragi Tayû, and Ichikawa Ichizô III as Nagoya Sanza.
Signature: Toyokuni ga
Date: III/1860. Date and censor's seal aratame for the Monkey Year.
Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirô (Shôrindô)
Block-cutter: Hori Kane
Size: Oban triptych, 36x75,5 cm
Medium: Woodblock color print
Remarks: Another impression is in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, no. 11.44303a-c.
Conditions: Very good impression, colour and conditions.
Item no: C 596
Status: Sold