Comments - Attractive scene from Act 6 of the play "Kanadehon Chushingura," the play based on the true story of the 47 ronin. The beauty Okaku has sold herself to a brothel to allow her father to take part in the vendetta, and here she waits in a palanquin to be taken away to Kyoto. She looks up with a cheerful grin, a pipe in one hand and her tobacco pouch and pipe case in the other. She wears a geometric print blue and gray kimono, her hair simply arranged in a knot with a few ornaments. A pine tree frames the blue sky overhead. A nicely composed and colored image.
Artist - Toyokuni III/Kunisada (1786 - 1864)
Image Size - 9 5/8" x 14" + margins as shown
Condition - With excellent color and detail. backed with old paper. Some creases in subject as shown. A few small holes and losses repaired from reverse. Some light soiling in subject. Please see photos for details. Good overall.
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