Utagawa Kunisada Japanese Woodblocks Kabuki Theater, 19th Century

Item Details

Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786 – 1865)
Prince Genji, 19th century; Kataoka Ichizo as Shindo Saemon, 19th century
Woodblock on paper
Signed in seals to edges of sheets
Panel from Prince Genji inscribed throughout block
Artists’ and publishers’ marks to edges
Kataoka Ichizo as Shindo Saemon labeled to lower left
Kabuki (Japanese theater) prints

Condition

- toning to sheets; dents; abrasions; and accretions to mats; tears to protective plastic; dents and abrasions to versos; trapped debris to upper edge of verso of Prince Genji print.

Dimensions

- measures mats; sights measures 10" W x 14" H.

• Item not examined outside of mounting.

Item #

ITMGQ84172