Artist: Utagawa Kuniharu [歌川国春] (Japanese, 1803–1839).
Signed: Kuniharu ga (國春画)
Publisher: Ibaya Sensaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, fl. 1815–1869); publisher’s logo “san” (三) in a circle and in a read double-gourd seal.
Date-aratame seal: rabbit/approved (卯/改, u/aratame) — Tenpō 2 (1831)
Media: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and colour on paper; uchiwa-e (fan print); 225 × 266 mm
Description (according to Herst Graebner):
Actors and Roles:
– Kataoka Kichimatsu [片岡吉松] as Yoichibei [与一兵衛] (right). May also possibly be read as Kataoka Yoshimatsu
– Nakamura Utaki [中村歌木] as Kasane [かさね] (left bottom)
– Yamashina Jinkichi IV [四代目 山科甚吉] as Yoemon [与右衛門] (left top)
Inscriptions:
– Right scene: Ōatari, ōatari (大あたり／＼) – [great success; the "／＼" means a repetition of the previous text]
– Near signature: Ōdeki, ōdeki, ōdeki (大でき／＼／＼) – [well-done; great success]
– Upper calligraphy: partially legible; remains unidentified.
Additional Information
| Collection | Fan print (Uchiwa-e) [団扇絵] , Japanese prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Fan , Woodblock print |
| Period | 19 AD , Edo period [江戸時代] (1603–1868) , Mid-19th century , Tenpō era [天保] (1830–1844) |
| Country | Japan |
| Media/Technique | Ink and color on paper , Woodblock print (nishiki-e) |
| Size | Aiban yoko-e uchiwa-e , Fan print. Uchiwa-e |
| Subject | 19th century , Fan , Fan print , Japan , Japanese art , Japanese woodblock prints , Kabuki , Kabuki actor , Kabuki actors , Uchiwa-e |
| Genre | Actor Prints (Yakusha-e, 役者絵) |
| School | Utagawa (歌川) |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1831 , Tenpō 2 |
| Acquisition year | 2025 |
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