KUNISADA. Nezumi Kozō.
Utagawa KUNISADA (Toyokuni III).1786-1864Nezumi Kozō.About 1857 Polychrome woodcut, 254x370 mm. Small white margins. The image is inside a frame with black and white triangles. Good condition.
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Nezumi Kozō, Japanese 'Robin Hood', is the nickname of Nakamura Jirokichi, 1797-1831, a Japanese thief and folk hero who lived in Edo. A similar print was made by Toyokuni III in 1857: depicts the actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV acting as Nezumi Kozō in the play 'Yedo Ichimura-za' Nezumi Komon Haruno Shingata’.
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Utagawa KUNISADA (Toyokuni III).1786-1864Nezumi Kozō.About 1857 Polychrome woodcut, 254x370 mm. Small white margins. The image is inside a frame with black and white triangles. Good condition.
Further Details
Nezumi Kozō, Japanese 'Robin Hood', is the nickname of Nakamura Jirokichi, 1797-1831, a Japanese thief and folk hero who lived in Edo. A similar print was made by Toyokuni III in 1857: depicts the actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV acting as Nezumi Kozō in the play 'Yedo Ichimura-za' Nezumi Komon Haruno Shingata’.
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