Triptyque original de gravure sur bois - Papier Washi - Kabuki - Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) - Scene from the play "Dan-no-ura Kabuto Gunki" 壇浦兜軍記 - Japon - 1874 (Meiji 6)

Original woodblock print triptych - Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) - Scene from the play "Dan-no-ura Kabuto Gunki" 壇浦兜軍記 - Japan - 1874 (Meiji 6)

Onoe Kikugoro as Iwanaga Saemon Soren 岩永左衛門宗連 (left)
Ichikawa Sadanji as Hanzawa Rokuro Seisei 半沢六郎成清 and Nakamura Shikan as the courtesan Akoya 遊君あこや (middle),
Bando Hikosaburo as Chichibu Shoji Shigetada 秩父庄司重忠 (right).

Signed "Toyohara Kunichika hitsu", with Toshidama-seal, on right sheet, in margin.
Signed "Toyohara Kunichika hitsu", with Toshidama-seal, on left sheet.

Publisher unknown.
Dated in scroll: 1874.

On a Japanese washi paper, in good condition. Colors in very good condition. Original without backing. Some trimming. Some soiling left sheet.
Burnishing technique used in the black kimono right sheet.
Embossing technique used in white collar of kimono middle sheet.
Bokashi technique used in blue of sword and in the strong red Kumadori (make up).


Size of sheets: 24.0x 33.5cm (approx. each sheet)(3x oban).
Dimensions complete triptych: 33.0x 71.0cm .

In Waseda under number 007-1061, -62 and -63.

I used 2 scans to cover the complete oban-sizes, pictures might show the copy/paste-lines or irregularities.

Will be sent under card-boards, well protected, and fully insured.