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PRINT #1552 (SOLD) |
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Artist: |
Torii KIYOTADA (1875-1941) |
Subject: |
Ichikawa Danjûrô IX in the play Kenuki |
Series: |
The actors Ichikawa Danjûrô I-IX in the ‘Kabuki eighteen’ |
Signature: |
none |
Date: |
c. 1903 |
Format: |
shikishiban, 18.5 x 21.2 cm |
Condition: |
Very good impression, color and condition on heavy paper |
Comment: |
1552-1556 are from a set of eighteen shikishiban portraits issued as a folio with a table of contents identifying each of the actors and his roles. There is one print each for Danjûrô I-VIII, and eleven for Danjûrô IX who died in 1903. This set was probably issued as a memorial to him. |
Price: |
US$90. (SOLD) |
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