Comments - Fantastic kabuki triptych depicting a gathering of magicians calling up supernatural creatures. At right, a princess smiles over her shoulder as she unrolls a scroll with a large spider sitting on it. Ichikawa Danjuro IX appears at the young magician and thief Jiraiya at left, gripping a shakujou, a pilgrim's staff topped with a ringed finial. The men are surrounded with fantastic animals, including a giant toad, a slug, a dragon, a tiger and a bat. A terrific dramatic image, with expressive faces and fine detail, including delicate embossing in the beauty's white kimono collar and a subtle burnished pattern in the black kimono.

Artist - Kunichika (1835 - 1900)

Image Size - 13 5/8" x 28 1/8" + margins as shown

Condition - This triptych with excellent color and detail as shown. Three panels, attached at the seams, backed with paper. Right panel partially remargined at top edge with backing. Light offsetting. Please see photos for details. Good overall.