Japanese Edo Woodblock Print Triptych Kunisada Toyokuni Kabuki Actors
item#: 1465058
price: $350.00
Japanese Edo period woodblock print triptych by Toyokuni III (aka Kunisada) illustrating a scene from kabuki theater with actors depicting a street vendor selling sake to a young man disguised as a Buddhist monk while a story-teller approaches from the right. Published by Minatoya Kohei in 1852/53. Each panel holds the artist's "Toyokuni ga" signature in a red cartouche with yellow snow, the censor's seals, and the publisher's seal. The panels measure 13 15/16" x 9 1/8" to 9 1/4" each (full size: 13 15/16" x 27 3/4"). Great color with vibrant unfaded yellow and green. The print is not backed and the baren marks are clearly visible on the back. Clean overall condition with only minor soiling visible. There is some wrinkling to the center panel and a repair to the paper at the lower left corner. The left and center panels do not match up perfectly.