KUNISADA. Agemaki and Sukeroku. Scenes from Kabuki play

Utagawa KUNISADA (Toyokuni III).1786-1864

Agemaki and Sukeroku. Scenes from Kabuki plays. 1860 ca.

Polychrome woodcut. 379x254 mm, trimmed within margins. On the left the Toshidama cartouche with the name “K?ch?r? Toyokuni ga”. On the side of the author's cartouche, appears the oval censor seal. Print on thick paper. Good condition.
Condition Report: Beautiful print depicting two celebrated kabuki actors: Iwai Kumesaburô III as Agemaki, Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Sukeroku. One of the great entertainments of Kabuki, Sukeroku tells the story of the handsome and dashing Sukeroku and his lover, Agemaki. One of The Eighteen Favorite Plays (Juhachiban) of the Ichikawa family of actors. First performed in 1713.