Toyohara Kunichika Woodblock Diptych of Kabuki Actors, 1867

Item Details

Toyohara Kunichika (豊原 国周, Japanese, 1835 – 1900)
Bandō Mitsugorō as Tasogare (坂東三津五郎 たそがれ) and Sawamura Sojuro as Ashikaga Mitsuuji (沢村訥升 足利光氏), 1867
Two woodblocks on paper
Signed in block to the left with toshidama seal to the right print
Censor seal and publisher’s mark reading “tsuji kame (辻カメ)” to the upper corners
Information about Japanese woodblock printing to the verso

• Item not examined outside of mounting

Condition

- slight toning to both prints; minor abrasions to the acrylic glass; scratches to the frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; sight measures 18.5" W x 14.0" H.

Item #

ITMG775354