UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786 - 1865) UND TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (1883 - 1900) Japan, Edo-/Meiji-Periode 36,5 - 37 cm x 24,4 - 25,5 cm Utagawa Kunisada: 1) Ôban tate-e, coloured woodblock print, part of a triptych. Depiction of two Kabuki actors. Signature: Kôchôrô Kunisada ga. Publisher: Ezakiya Kichibei. Censor's seal: Kiwame. Date: ca. 1835 - Toyohara Kunichika: 2) Ôban tate-e, colour woodblock print, part of a triptych. Depiction: Two actors on a stage. Artist's seal: Toshidama. Carver: Watanabe Horiei. Publisher: Tsujiokaya Kamekichi. Date: ca. 1872. From a South German private collection, acquired prior to 1990 - Minor wear, partly slightly creased, the upper edges mounted on paper

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