Toyohara Kunichika Kabuki Woodblock Diptych

Description

Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900). Woodblock print on paper diptych depicting two kabuki theater actors, possibly Nakamura Shikan IV and Otani Tomoemon V, in the play "Oshu Adachigahara," ca. 1865.
Total, height: 14 3/4 in x width: 19 in.

Condition

The sheets are possibly trimmed and toned. Light wear along the edges. There is a crease where the two prints are joined; there is a strip of paper affixed along the verso along this join. The works are not framed.

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