KUNISADA. Yakusha-e. Kabuki Theater scene. "Sumidagawa Tsui no Kagamon". Triptyc…

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KUNISADA. Yakusha-e. Kabuki Theater scene. "Sumidagawa Tsui no Kagamon". Triptych. Triptych, Ôban tate-e (vertical). 360x745 mm. Sign: "Toyokuni ga," in a red Toshidama cartouche. Publisher: Tsutaya Umejirô. Censors' seal: Mera, Watanabe. Oval seal with zodiac date (Rat 3). Signs of wear, bright colors. Handsome scene from the kabuki play "Sumidagawa Tsui no Kagamon," performed at the Ichimura Theater in 1852.

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KUNISADA. Yakusha-e. Kabuki Theater scene. "Sumidagawa Tsui no Kagamon". Triptych. Triptych, Ôban tate-e (vertical). 360x745 mm. Sign: "Toyokuni ga," in a red Toshidama cartouche. Publisher: Tsutaya Umejirô. Censors' seal: Mera, Watanabe. Oval seal with zodiac date (Rat 3). Signs of wear, bright colors. Handsome scene from the kabuki play "Sumidagawa Tsui no Kagamon," performed at the Ichimura Theater in 1852.

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