KUNICHIKA (1835-1900). Five kabuki actors. (Sold)
Artist:
Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900)
Subject:
Five kabuki actors. The checkered design in the background was a popular pattern during the late Edo period known as Benkei-jima.
Title:
Tōsei sakari Hinode no itsu soro
Signature:
Kunichika hitsu and Toshidama seal.
Date:
IV/1867. Censor seal aratame for the Hare Year, fourth month.
Publisher:
Gusokuya Kahei
Block-cutter:
Hori Ei
Size:
Five oban tate-e, 36x24 cm. each sheet.
Medium:
Woodblock color print.
Remarks:
Another impression is in the Collection of the Waseda University Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum. Two sheets are in the University of Michigan Museum of Art.
Conditions:
Fine impression, colour and condition.
Item no:
C 990
Status:
Sold