Ganjôsai KUNIHIRO
(active about 1815–1843)
Actor Bandô Mitsugorô III as Sakuragidayû
Signature: Kunihiro ga
Publisher: Tenmaya Kihei (Tenki) and Sôshiya
Date: 3/1821
Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size: Oban (35,6 x 25,7 cm)
Inventory No. F362
All artworks are sold as seen on the picture.
This series by Kunihiro show a socalled transformation piece performed by a single actor. Bandô Mitsugorô III is depicted in all seven characters (three sheets show the actor twice). Portraying the same actor in two or more roles on a single sheet was a common practice in ukiyo-e e print design.