Original woodblock print triptych - Paper - Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) - Performance of the kabuki play "Meiyo jinsei roku" 名誉仁政録 - Japan - 1852 (Kaei 5), 7th month
Original woodblock print triptych - Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865) - Performance of the kabuki play "Meiyo jinsei roku" 名誉仁政録 - Japan - 1852 (Kaei 5) , 7th month Image of a scene from the kabuki-e theatre play "Meiyo jinsei roku" 名誉仁政録 with actor Sawamura Chōjūro V as daimyo Aoto Fujitsuna 青砥藤綱 Interesting kabuki scene of an audience with the daimyo Aoto Fujitsuna, who sits on a cushion at top center, a page holding his sword behind him. At bottom center, the widow Okon looks up with a distraught expression, while the boy across from her scratches his head in a puzzled manner. Most of the other members of the audience bow respectfully with their hands on the ground before them, except for the two men at left. The fellow in the blue robe scowls angrily, while the samurai above looks up with a worried frown. Nice expressive figures, with nice detail in the architectural setting. Date: 1852 (Kaei 5) , 7th month Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikichi 山本屋平吉 Censor seal: Mera, Watanabe/shita-uri 渡辺メラ Source: The Kunisada Project-ref. : ritsu 006-0292ff and Waseda Univeristy: https: //archive. waseda. jp/archive/detail. html? arg={%22sub. DB_id%22: %2252%22,%22id%22: %22165236; 1%22}&lang=en Good condition - beautiful correctly fitting triptych from 3 loose prints - no damage or restorations - minimal creases. Measurements: 35. 8 x 76. 6 cm. Will be sent registered, with a tracking code, by Bpost.
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Original woodblock print triptych - Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865) - Performance of the kabuki play "Meiyo jinsei roku" 名誉仁政録 - Japan - 1852 (Kaei 5) , 7th month Image of a scene from the kabuki-e theatre play "Meiyo jinsei roku" 名誉仁政録 with actor Sawamura Chōjūro V as daimyo Aoto Fujitsuna 青砥藤綱 Interesting kabuki scene of an audience with the daimyo Aoto Fujitsuna, who sits on a cushion at top center, a page holding his sword behind him. At bottom center, the widow Okon looks up with a distraught expression, while the boy across from her scratches his head in a puzzled manner. Most of the other members of the audience bow respectfully with their hands on the ground before them, except for the two men at left. The fellow in the blue robe scowls angrily, while the samurai above looks up with a worried frown. Nice expressive figures, with nice detail in the architectural setting. Date: 1852 (Kaei 5) , 7th month Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikichi 山本屋平吉 Censor seal: Mera, Watanabe/shita-uri 渡辺メラ Source: The Kunisada Project-ref. : ritsu 006-0292ff and Waseda Univeristy: https: //archive. waseda. jp/archive/detail. html? arg={%22sub. DB_id%22: %2252%22,%22id%22: %22165236; 1%22}&lang=en Good condition - beautiful correctly fitting triptych from 3 loose prints - no damage or restorations - minimal creases. Measurements: 35. 8 x 76. 6 cm. Will be sent registered, with a tracking code, by Bpost.
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