Series; Actors on Full-house Sake Cups, 1840
Ichimura Kakitsu as a Magic Fox - Attractive kabuki portrait of Ichimura Kakitsu as a beauty who is actually a magic fox. She smiles happily as she looks over her shoulders, her hair pulled back into a low ponytail with longer locks hanging over her shoulders. She wears a pale yellow kimono patterned with stylized round flame motifs over a red under robe with the same design. A handsome image from a series depicting actor on red lacquer sake cups, where the red ink has oxidized to a darker tone.
Artist - Toyokuni III/Kunisada (1786 - 1864)
Image Size - 9 3/4" x 14 3/8"
Condition - With excellent color and detail. A couple small holes repaired from reverse. Some wrinkling and creasing in subject. Some toning as shown. Please see photos for details. Good overall.
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