Splendid Actors: Treasures of the Kanto Stage

by Chikashige (active circa 1869 - 1882)

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Splendid Actors: Treasures of the Kanto Stage by Chikashige (active circa 1869 - 1882)

Original Chikashige (active circa 1869 - 1882) Japanese Woodblock Print
Splendid Actors: Treasures of the Kanto Stage

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Splendid Actors: Treasures of the Kanto Stage - Handsome kabuki scene of two men glaring at each other angrily. At right, Nio Nidayu stares at his companion with a tightlipped frown, his kimono boldly patterned with shogi game pieces. At left, Akashi Shiganosuke looks ahead sullenly, his robe decorated with a sacred shimenawa rope. The figures are set against a red background with a simulated black lacquer frame. The actor at right is Nakamura Shikan. Nicely detailed with fine linework in the hair, burnishing on the black collars, and light embossing on the white areas of the kimono at left.

Artist - Chikashige (active circa 1869 - 1882)

Image Size - 13 3/8" x 18 1/2" + margins as shown

Condition - Good color and detail. Backed with paper, slight curling at sides.

Splendid Actors: Treasures of the Kanto Stage by Chikashige (active circa 1869 - 1882)
Splendid Actors: Treasures of the Kanto Stage by Chikashige (active circa 1869 - 1882)

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