Comments - Attractive kabuki scene of Ichikawa Ichijuro as Kyo Kiyoshi, shown traveling across a waterway on a raft or large palanquin. He looks up with a dismayed expression, his mouth agape, as he holds a striped robe in his hand. Crates tied with rope are piled about him, and his pipe case and tobacco pouch are tied to the pole overhead next to a cloth-wrapped bundle. The water flows swiftly behind him along a stone wall, with a bucket hanging at upper left. A nice expressive figure in an interesting setting.

Artist - Toyokuni III/Kunisada (1786 - 1864)

Image Size - 14 1/4" x 10 1/8"

Condition - With excellent color and detail. A few small pinpoint holes in subject, repaired from reverse. Slight vertical creasing along right-hand edge. Light toning of top edge with some faint spotting and staining in subject. Minor rubbing and soiling surrounding subject. Please see photos for details. Good overall.