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Thu, Aug 6, 2020 11:00AM EDT
Lot 149

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864): The Actor Onoe Kikugoro III as Mashiba Hisayoshi, Keishi/Kyoto Station

Estimate: $100 - $150
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Woodcut in colors on wove paper, Signed 'Toyokuni ga' in toshidama cartouche with censor’s seals 'Kinugasa Murata Rat 8'; published by Tsujiokaya Bunsuke, 8/1852. From the Fifty-Three Stations along the T?kaid? with Visual Parodies of Actors.

13 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (sheet), 20 7/8 x 16 3/4 in. (frame).

Literature:
Kunisada’s T?kaid? (2013), #T63-55A, p. 160.
Osaka Castle Museum, Mitate no sekai (exh. Cat., 2004) #20.
Hiz? Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e, Masterpieces in European Collections 7, Musee Guimet II (1990) fig. 46.
 
Note: The print shows the famous actor Onoe kikugoro III as Mashiba Hisayoshi in the play Kinmon Gosan no Kiri.

Condition

Minor fading and pale staining at edges.A few minor nicks to sheet edges. Otherwise apparently in good condition. Not examined out of frame.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.