Null KUNISADA I. Yakusha-e. Kabuki Theater scene. The Tale of Rensho. Diptych.
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KUNISADA I. Yakusha-e. Kabuki Theater scene. The Tale of Rensho. Diptych. Diptych, Ôban tate-e (vertical). 360x490 mm. Sign: "Toyokuni ga," in a red Toshidama cartouche. Publisher: Daikokuya Heikichi. Censors' seal: Mera, Watanabe. Oval seal with zodiac date (Rat, 3). Signs of wear. Bright colors. Very bright scene from the play "Rensho Monogatari" (The Tale of Rensho) performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in 1852. Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Shumeno Hangan, Iwai Kumesaburô VIII as Tamaori-hime, Ichkawa Ebizô V as Renshô hôshi.See "kabuki plays from 1852," in http://www.kunisada.de/kabuki-plays/play-list-1852.htmAbout Publisher's seal, See Marks seal #22-094

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KUNISADA I. Yakusha-e. Kabuki Theater scene. The Tale of Rensho. Diptych. Diptych, Ôban tate-e (vertical). 360x490 mm. Sign: "Toyokuni ga," in a red Toshidama cartouche. Publisher: Daikokuya Heikichi. Censors' seal: Mera, Watanabe. Oval seal with zodiac date (Rat, 3). Signs of wear. Bright colors. Very bright scene from the play "Rensho Monogatari" (The Tale of Rensho) performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in 1852. Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Shumeno Hangan, Iwai Kumesaburô VIII as Tamaori-hime, Ichkawa Ebizô V as Renshô hôshi.See "kabuki plays from 1852," in http://www.kunisada.de/kabuki-plays/play-list-1852.htmAbout Publisher's seal, See Marks seal #22-094

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