Description
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798-1861). Group of two nishiki-e woodblock prints on paper depicting the kabuki actors Iwai Shijaku I as Kano Yuki-hime along the left and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Matsunaga Daizen along the right, performing a scene in the play "Gohiiki Yakko no Konoshita," 1840. The sheets form the left and central panel of a triptych.
Each, height: 14 1/4 in x width: 9 5/8 in.
Each, height: 14 1/4 in x width: 9 5/8 in.
Condition
The sheets are possibly trimmed and lightly toned. Light wear along the edges. A few areas with residual paper affixed along the verso. The works are not framed. The two sheets form part of a triptych; the lot does not include the rightmost panel, which would depict Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Hisayoshi.
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2 Kuniyoshi "Gohiiki Yakko no Konoshita" Prints
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Arts of Asia
Nov 10, 2026, 11:00 AM ESTSt. Paul, MN, United States
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