KUNISADA • Vroege Kabuki-Meesterwerk • Ichikawa Danzō VI als Kakogawa Honzō • Japanse houtsnede – Japan – Meiji periode (1868-1912)

Artist: Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III (歌川国貞, 1786–1865)Title: 加古川本蔵 — Kakogawa Honzō, played by Ichikawa Danzō VI (市川團藏, haimyō Sanen 三猿, 1800–1871)Series: Konjaku Kabuki Meiyū 今昔歌舞伎名優 (Famous Actors Past and Present) — untitled on the sheet; also catalogued as Kinshōdō-ban yakusha ōkubi-ePublisher: Ebisuya Shōshichi (恵比須屋庄七), gō Kinshōdō 錦昇堂 — publisher's seal at lower leftCarver: Hori Ryūzō / Chōkō Ryūzan 彫工柳三 — carver's seal beside the title cartoucheDate: 1860; the standard edition of this design is recorded with a 3/1860 date sealTechnique: Nishiki-e woodblock print on paper, deluxe printing with bokashi and burnishingFormat: Ōban tate-e; approx. 36*24 cmReference: Laura Mueller, Competition and Collaboration: Japanese Prints of the Utagawa School, Hotei Publishing, 2007, no. 140 (standard edition of this design); Andreas Marks, Publishers of Japanese Woodblock Prints: A Compendium, 2011, p. 112 (publisher)-----------------------------------Condition: Good colours and a strong impression. The paper shows notable trimming at the right margin, approximately 2cm, extending into the artist's seal; the main composition remains well preserved. There is minor soiling, an area of ink transfer in the centre, and soiling at the margins. Good condition overall. The sheet is printed on a premium washi that responds well to cleaning if wished. Please check the images!-----------------------------------About the print:The... lees verder bij Catawiki