Japanese Woodblock Prints

Japanese Woodblock Prints

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 2. Torii Kiyonobu II (active circa 1725-1760) | Actors Segawa Kikujiro I and Ichimura Takenojo IV in the roles of Katsuragi and Nagoya Sanza | Edo period, 18th century.

Torii Kiyonobu II (active circa 1725-1760) | Actors Segawa Kikujiro I and Ichimura Takenojo IV in the roles of Katsuragi and Nagoya Sanza | Edo period, 18th century

VAT reduced rate

Lot Closed

March 23, 02:03 PM GMT

Estimate

1,000 - 1,500 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Torii Kiyonobu II (active circa 1725-1760)

Actors Segawa Kikujiro I and Ichimura Takenojo IV in the roles of Katsuragi and Nagoya Sanza

Edo period, 18th century


woodblock print, with hand-applied colour, signed Torii Kiyonobu hitsu (Brush of Torii Kiyonobu), published by Igaya Kan'emon (Bunkido) (publisher's seal partially trimmed), 7th month 1734


Vertical hosoban: 29.3 x 13.8 cm., 11⅝ x 5½ in.

For an example of a different print with a similar design by Okumura Toshinobu (active circa 1717-1750) in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 06.1012, go to:

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/176625/actors-ichimura-takenojo-iv-as-nagoya-sanza-and-segawa-kikuj?ctx=6dbc01f6-0b57-4a61-8e3d-0c83b4c65809&idx=8