Comments - Handsome kabuki scene from a play at the Shintomi Theater in Tokyo depicting samurai gathered at a Minamoto encampment along the shore. In the center, a samurai presents cylindrical container used to hold the severed heads of enemies for identification. Behind him, Higuchi no Jiro stares at his companion, his brows slightly furrowed. At right, the mustached warrior Kiso Yoshinaka looks ahead with a solemn expression, a folding fan in his hand, the famous woman warrior Tomoe gozen sitting at his side. Cloth panels featuring the paulownia crest of the Minamoto Clan are hung behind the figures, with a pine tree framing the deep red sky above. From left, the actors are Nakamura Sojuro I, Ichikawa Kodanji V, Ichikawa Danjuro IX, Ichikawa Sadanji I, and Nakamura Fukusuke IV. Nicely detailed with fine line work in the hair and burnishing on the folding fan.
Artist - Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
Image Size - 14" x 28 1/4" + margins as shown
Condition - Good detail. Losses at edge, a few holes, repaired. Wrinkling throughout.
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