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Kunikazu (fl. 1849 - 1867)

Kabuki Actors as Princess Kariya and Kakuju in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami

Medium: Woodblock Print
Date: c. 1840
Size (H x W): 9.625 x 7 (inches)
Signature: Kunikazu
Condition: Very good color and impression, very light soiling and wear, light album backing, embellished with embossing
$180.00

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Description

Actors are Onoe Fujyaku and Hirakawa titled Sugawara (Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami or Sugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy)

About the artist

Kunikazu Utagawa worked in Osaka. A student of the famous ukiyo-e artist Kunisada Utagawa, Kunikazu is best known for his actor prints, but produced landscapes and kuchi-e (frontispieces for books) as well.