Japanese Edo Woodblock Print Kabuki Actor Toyokuni I Peddler Dog 1815
item#: 1404469
price: SOLD
Japanese Edo period woodblock print by Toyokuni I (1769-1825) depicting the kabuki actor Nakamura Utaemon III portraying a sake peddler encountering a dog from a set of eight prints published by Yamamoto Heikichi in 1815. Kiwame censor’s seal. Paper size: 14" x just under 10." Very good overall condition and color with some typical minor wear. There is wormage evident that is well disguised and stabilized by an album backing. The print is tipped at the top two corners to a backing sheet bearing the seal of San Francisco dealer T.Z. Shiota and a description of the image. This print is from an Arizona estate.