KUNISADA (1786-1865). Segawa Kikunojō V. (Sold)
Artist:
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865)
Subject:
The actor Segawa Kikunojō V as Ayama no mae.
Description:
The surimono is the central panel of a triptych. The right panel shows Bandō Mitsugorō and the left Ichikawa Danjūrō VII. Examples of the complete triptych are in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and Fitzwilliam Museum.
Signature:
Kunisada ga
Date:
1822 ca.
Publisher:
Privately published.
Size:
Surimono shikishiban, 20,9x18 cm.
Medium:
Woodblock color print with extensive use of gold and silver pigments.
Literature:
An impression of the complete triptych is illustrated in John Carpenter (editor), Reading Surimono the interplay of Text and Image in Japanese Prints. Leiden 2008, p. 308-9, n. 191. The
Conditions:
Very good impression, colour and conditions. Complete with white margins.
Item no:
D 162
Status:
Sold