Artist: Utagawa Kunisada [歌川 国貞] a.k.a. Utagawa Toyokuni III [三代歌川豊国] (Japanese, 1786 – 1865).

Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a red toshidama cartouche.

Actor: Sawamura Gennosuke II [沢村源之助] (Japanese, 1802/7 – 1853); other names: Suketakaya Takasuke III, Sawamura Chōjūrō V [沢村長十郎], Sawamura Tosshō I, Sawamura Genpei I.

Character: Kameya Chubei [亀屋忠兵衛]

Play: Koi Bikyaku Yamato Orai [恋飛脚大和往来]

Performance: Kawarasaki Theatre [河原崎座] in the 2nd month of 1851.

Double nanushi censor seals: Fuku & Muramatsu, from 3rd month of Kaei 2 to 11th month of Kaei 4 (1849-51).

Another fan print from the pair SVJP-0212-1.2016: Ichikawa Ebizō V as Tanbaya Onizo / Fan print, 1851.

Utagawa Kunisada. Fan print diptych. Ichikawa Ebizo V as Tanbaya Onizo. 1851.

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)
Country Japan
Media/Technique Colour , Ink , Paper , Woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Subject Actors , Kabuki , Kabuki actor , Kabuki actors , Kabuki play , Kabuki theater
Size Fan print. Uchiwa-e
School Utagawa (歌川)
Creation / Publishing year 1851
Genre Actor Prints (Yakusha-e, 役者絵)
Acquisition year 2016

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