Diptych, Original woodblock print - Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) - Kabuki actors Nakamura Shikan and Ichikawa Danzô as Nikki Danjo and Watanabe Gekizaemon - 1862
Diptych, Original woodblock print - Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) - Kabuki actors Nakamura Shikan and Ichikawa Danzô as Nikki Danjo and Watanabe Gekizaemon - 1862
. Diptych by Utagawa Kunisada (歌川 国貞; 1786–1865) , also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III (三代 歌川 豊国) .
. It is a depiction of a scene from a Kabuki play performed in Edo at the Ichimura-za (市村座) theatre and the prints are Yakusha-e or actor's prints.
. Date: 1862 (Bunkyu 2) , 1st month.
. Publisher: Kagaya Kichiemon (加賀屋吉右衛門) .
. The left panel depicts actors Nakamura Shikan IV as Niki Dansho and the right panel depicts the actor Ichikawa Danzo VI as Gaiden Saemon.
. Condition is fairly good with a few minor worm hole restorations, thinner paper and softer colours.
. The prints will be packaged with care and shipped by registered post with Bpost Tracking.
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Diptych, Original woodblock print - Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) - Kabuki actors Nakamura Shikan and Ichikawa Danzô as Nikki Danjo and Watanabe Gekizaemon - 1862
. Diptych by Utagawa Kunisada (歌川 国貞; 1786–1865) , also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III (三代 歌川 豊国) .
. It is a depiction of a scene from a Kabuki play performed in Edo at the Ichimura-za (市村座) theatre and the prints are Yakusha-e or actor's prints.
. Date: 1862 (Bunkyu 2) , 1st month.
. Publisher: Kagaya Kichiemon (加賀屋吉右衛門) .
. The left panel depicts actors Nakamura Shikan IV as Niki Dansho and the right panel depicts the actor Ichikawa Danzo VI as Gaiden Saemon.
. Condition is fairly good with a few minor worm hole restorations, thinner paper and softer colours.
. The prints will be packaged with care and shipped by registered post with Bpost Tracking.