Comments - Interesting scene from the kabuki play "Date moyo somete kisaragi" at the Nakamura Theater in Edo. At left, Kihachi's younger sister Otsuyu holds out a cup of sake, tilting her head and smiling sweetly at her brother. In the center, tabakoya (tobacco shop) Kihachi reacts with a worried expression, a bottle in one hand and a cloth in the other. At right, the samurai Masaki Kiyosaburo watches the couple with a sober expression as he pats the side of his head, his sword in hand. A tobacco set rests on the floor by his feet, and boldly patterned tie-dyed curtains hang in the doorway at top center. From left, the actors are Iwai Kumesaburo II, Ichikawa Danzo VI, and Arashi Hinasuke VII. Nice expressive figures in well-detailed setting.
Artist - Kunisada (1786 - 1864)
Image Size - 13 5/8" x 27"
Condition - Good detail. Backed with paper. Slight separation at ends of vertical folds between panels, repaired. Wrinkling throughout, light horizontal and vertical lines where backing papers meet.
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