GIGADÔ ASHIYUKI (fl. c. 1814-1833)

Description:

Japan, Edo period
37,4 x 26 cm
Coloured woodblockprint. Ôban tate-e. Title: ''Kyô Shijôno shibai, ôatari. Arashi Kitsusaburô wa Satami Isuke, Fujikawa Tomokichi wa Taruya no Oksen'' (A great theater piece is taking place with great acclaim in the Shijô Section of Kyoto. It features Arashi Nantokasaburô as Satomi Isuke and Fujikawa Toyokichi as Osen Taruya.). Publisher: Honya Seishichi. Signature: Ashiyuki ga. Date: 7th lunar month of 1826.
This is a fine and rare print from the western part of Japan. This particular theater piece was the drama ''Meisoku Kirkika no Akebono, which was staged in 1826, in Kyoto at the Kitagawa no Shibai - From a South German private collection, acquired prior to 1990 - Some wear and traces of age, backed, the upper edge mounted on paper