Comments - Charming kabuki scene of Kohagi, who is actually Princess Terute, at left pulling a length of yarn or thread from a container on the floor before her. She smiles up at her companion, Mancho's daughter, Okuma, who holds out a shallow blue and white porcelain bowl as she stands beside a pillar, one hand resting against the post. At right, Oguri Sotan looks up from an elegant black lacquer mirror on a chest, eying Okuma suspiciously as he dries his neck with a white cloth. Several combs can be seen in a compartment behind the mirror, and a white kimono patterned with blue wisteria hangs on a stand behind him. From left, the actors are Onoe Kikujiro II, Iwai Kumesaburo III, and Bando Takesaburo I. Nice expressive figures in a handsomely detailed interior setting.

Artist - Toyokuni III/Kunisada (1786 - 1864)

Image Size - 14 3/8" x 29 3/4" + margins as shown

Condition - This print with good detail as shown. Three separate panels. Slight paper remnants on reverse at edges from previous mounting. A few small repairs, creasing at edges, diagonal fold across left panel. Please see photos for details.