Toyohara Kunichika. Nakamura Kanjaku and Sawamura Tosshō / Fan print, Meiji era. – Varshavsky Collection

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Toyohara Kunichika. Nakamura Kanjaku and Sawamura Tosshō / Fan print, Meiji era.

Artist: Toyohara Kunichika (豊原国周, 1835–1900)
Signed: 豊原国周筆 (Toyohara Kunichika hitsu) with a red toshidama seal
Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō (伊場屋仙三郎)
Date: 1870s
Media: Uchiwa-e woodblock print, 235 x 294 mm

Actors:

Nakamura Kanjaku III (中村翫雀, active mid-to-late 19th century)
Sawamura Tosshō II (沢村訥升, 1838–1886)

SKU: SVJP-0390.2023 Categories: Japanese woodblock print, Pictures

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Collection	Japanese prints and drawings
Type or purpose	Fan, Woodblock print
Period	19 AD, Late 19th century, Meiji Period (1868 – 1912)
Country	Japan
Media	Ink and color on paper
Technique	Woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Size	Aiban yoko-e uchiwa-e, Fan print. Uchiwa-e
Subject	Actor print, Actors, Fan, Fan print, Kabuki, Kabuki actors, Meiji Period (1868 – 1912)
Character / Sitter	Nakamura Kanjaku, Sawamura Tosshō II [Kōga, Sawamura Genpei II, Sawamura Sōjūrō, Suketakaya Takasuke IV, Sawamura Tosshi VI] (Japanese, 1854 – 1879)
Artist	Toyohara Kunichika [ 豊原国周] (Japanese, 1835 – 1900)
Publisher	Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, fl. 1815 – 1869)
Publishing year	1870s
Acquisition year	2023

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