Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825):
Oban tate-e, standing actor holding a bamboo st…

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Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825): Oban tate-e, standing actor holding a bamboo stick. Signed Toyokuni ga, publisher Tsuruya, kiwame censor stamp. Dim. 39.2 x 26.3 cm

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Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825): Oban tate-e, standing actor holding a bamboo stick. Signed Toyokuni ga, publisher Tsuruya, kiwame censor stamp. Dim. 39.2 x 26.3 cm

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UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I: ACTOR SEGAWA KIKUNOJO V AS OISO NO TORA UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I: ACTOR SEGAWA KIKUNOJO V AS OISO NO TORA By Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825), signed oju Toyokuni ga Japan, dated 1823 Color woodblock print on paper. Vertical oban. Signed oju Toyokuni ga, censor’s seal: kiwame; publisher Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyudo). Titled Segawa Kikunojō V as Oiso no Tora, from the series Yakusha tosei kagami (Modern Mirror of Actors). Portrait of kabuki actor Segawa Kikunojo V (1802-1832) in the role of the courtesan Oiso no Tora. The toggle to the end of the cord is decorated with the actor's mon crest. SIZE of the sheet 38 x 25.9 cm Condition: Good condition with good colors and wear. Some soiling, staining, and foxing. The wormholes repaired. Gently mounted on a passepartout. There are two different sets of prints that follow the same template. The first is by Toyokuni I, the teacher, from ca. 1823 and the second is by Kunisada, his pupil, from ca. 1838. See the collection of the British Museum, for a half-length portrait of kabuki actor Segawa Kikunojo V as the courtesan Oiso no Tora, by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), museum number 2018,3021.50. Museum comparison: A closely related print, bearing the same seals, is listed in the repository of the Waseda University Cultural Resource Database: The database of ukiyo-e, artwork number 100-1881.

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