Man-Pai / Kunisada: Onoe Kikujiro II

 

Actor Onoe Kikujiro II (1814-1875) in the role of Oyumi in the Kabuki play Sakura-daí Naruto, performed at the Nakamura za Theatre (Edo/Tokyo), in March 1854. This print belongs to a larger composition, probably a triptych, and presents a scene also depicted in a print from the series 36 Selected Poems (click here to see this print). 

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Id

EUC001

Artist

Kunisada Utagawa (1786-1865)

Series

Title

Signature

Toyokuni ga, inside a Toshidama cartouche

Seal

Publisher

Joshuya Iwakichi

Date

1854

Format

Oban Tate-e (probably part of a triptych)

Dimensions

23 cm x 35.3 cm

Impression

Good, with lacquer

Colors

Good

Preservation

Good

Condition

Trimmed into image.

 

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