Comments - Interesting kabuki scene of an elegantly dressed beauty and a woman wearing a mask on the back of her head. Her eye can be seen at right underneath the blue and white dotted cloth covering his head, with the mask of a smiling, chubby-faced goddess Okame facing backwards. She wears a kimono backwards to help with the illusion, but the position of her hand gives her away. The beauty smiles with amusement, wearing an elegant golden headdress topped with a long-tailed bird and strings of beads. She holds a bamboo branch decorated with strips of white paper over her shoulder, a fan in her other hand. An intriguing subject, wonderfully detailed and colored.

Artist - Toyokuni III/Kunisada (1786 - 1864)

Image Size - 10" x 14"

Condition - With excellent color and detail. Some light rubbing and soiling in subject. Some wrinkling and fraying at edges. A few small holes and losses repaired from reverse. Please see photos for details. Good overall.