Actors Ichikawa Kobunji I and Sawamura Tanosuke III - From the play "Kinoene Soga Daikokubashira" - - Utagawa Kunisada II (1823-1880) - Japan - Late Edo period

Diptych, Original woodblock print - Utagawa Kunisada II (1823-1880) - Actors Ichikawa Kobunji I and Sawamura Tanosuke III - From the play "Kinoene Soga Daikokubashira" - Japan - 1864
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Diptych of Utagawa Kunisada II (歌川国貞, 1823 – 20 July 1880) , the left part of a triptych depicting actors (Yakusha-e) in a scene from the kabuki theatre.
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See Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: https: //collections. mfa. org/objects/464083
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Left panel: - Ichikawa Kobunji I (one of the names that the less known actor Bando Tarô assumed) in the role of the lackey Washizu no Shimobe Tadashichi who hides behind a tree on the left.
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Right panel: - Sawamura Tanosuke III as Shiranui Daijin, who is actually the disguised Princess Wakana Hime.
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Issued in 1864, 1st month (Andreas Marks) , combined date-aratame censorship seal.
Publisher; Sagamiya Tôkichi (相模屋藤吉)
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Condition: quite good with some beautifully restored wormholes. Beautiful print, with some fading color, but full lines. Some smudgy spots, normal signs of old age. Balanced composition, beautiful prints.
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Please refer to the provided photographs for a better understanding of the item's condition.
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