Toyohara KUNICHIKA
(1835-1900)

Actors Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Gosho Gorozô (R), Onoe Kikujirô II as His Wife (Tsuma) Satsuki (C), Onoe Eizaburô 4.5 (later Kawarazaki Kunitarô II) as Yadokari, and Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as the Beggar (Sodegoi) Setsuhei (L)

Play: Soga Moyô Tateshi no Goshozome
Theater: Ichimura

Signature: Kunichika ga (on each sheet)
Publisher: Maruya Kyûshirô
Censor’s Seal and Seal of Date: Rat 3 aratame, 1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 3rd month
Condition: excellent impression, vibrant colors; faint bleeding at left sheet, tiny holes, otherwise no flaws to note

Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size Triptych (36,2 x 24,4 cm each sheet)