Comments - Fantastic, five-panel scene of kabuki actors riding in two ferry boats as they pass each other while crossing the water in opposite directions. At far left a beauty who is a monkey trainer holds a pole topped with a hoop while the animal clings to her back. A young boatman beside her uses a bamboo pole to move the craft along. In the center, an older boatman in a blue print kimono looks up with an unhappy frown. In the panel to the right of him, a seated man has a small drum hanging around his neck and wears a red cloth with black feathers over his head. At right, a crouching man smokes a pipe, a yoke across his lap with baskets full of greenery attached to it. A terrific five-panel design with expressive figures and wonderful detail, rare to fine complete.

Artist - Toyokuni I (1769 - 1825)

Image Size - 14 5/8" x 49 3/4" + margins as shown

Condition - This print with excellent color and detail as shown. Five separate panels. Horizontal centerfolds, vertical fold in right panel. Loss at corner, wormholes, a few small losses, repaired. Slight toning, soiling, and rubbing, a few creases. Please see photos for details. Good overall.