FOR YOU CONSIDERATION AN ORIGINAL ANTIQUE JAPANESE UKIYO-E WOODBLOCK TRIPTYCH PRINT BY TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (18351900) KABUKI PLAY SCENE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE PIECE , VERY HARD TO FIND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION FOR THE AGE. L eft panel above printmaker signature the title of the play ,’Toeizan Nofu no Negaisho. Left of the signature dated and printing location of the work, Ichimura-za Theatre in July, 1884. Left long cartouche escene name’Sakura Sogo Jikiso no Ba’ (the’Sakura Sogo making a direct petition’ scene). Middle and right panels names of the 3 corresponding actors and their character in the play. Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Sakura Sogo, Iwai Matsunosuke IV as Fuji no Kata, and Kataoka Gado III as Lord Higashiyama Yoshimasa. Hand crafted paper , show obvious paper fibres. Yakusha-e Print of Kabuki actors. Nishiki-e , multiple colors with brighter pigment present on blue clothes and gray areas , please check last pictures , tiny white points are brightness on it. Oban , each sheet measure 14″ x 9 1/2″. Meiji 17, 6th month (June, 1884). THE PIECE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION FOR THE AGE , THE SHEETS WERE ATTACHED TOGETHER WITH JAPANESE PAPER. Please ask any questions prior. The item “TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA ORIGINAL JAPANESE UKIYO-E WOODBLOCK TRIPTYCH PRINT KABUKIPLAY” is in sale since Friday, June 09, 2017. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Prints”. The seller is “altaircasanova” and is located in Homestead, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Primary Material: Paper
- Region of Origin: Japan
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Maker: Toyohara Kunichika
- Featured Refinements: Japanese Woodblock Print
- Type: Paintings, Scrolls & Prints
- Listed By:: Dealer or Reseller
