Comments - Intriguing kabuki scene of Onoe Kikugoro V as a gray-haired widow attacking the courtesan Hotogisu, played by Nakamura Fukusuke VI. The elderly woman raises a knife high above her head as she tugs on the end of the beauty's blue obi, pulled her off-balance. The courtesan throws her hand up in the air as she falls, a confused expression on her face. She wears a beautifully embossed white kimono shaded with pink over a red under robe, her hair pulled back into a large bun with a few looses wisps framing her face and neck. The struggle takes place on a wooden walkway over a pond filled with blossoming irises, with palace buildings seen in dark silhouette along the horizon. Misty clouds drift across a glowing full moon left. A great design with large colorful figures and a beautiful setting.

Artist - Kunichika (1835 - 1900)

Image Size - 13 7/8" x 27 1/8"

Condition - With excellent color and detail as shown. Three panels, not attached at the seams. Very slight soiling, faint red offsetting at left edge of right panel. Please see photos for details. Nice overall.