Kunichika: Ichikawa Sadanji I and Shadow (Sold)

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Artist: Toyohara Kunichika
Title: Ichikawa Sadanji I and Shadow
Series: The Popularity of the Upstairs Dressing Room (Gakuya no nikai kage no hyoban)
Date: 1883

Ichikawa Sadanji seems annoyed by the admiration of a backstage fan and his fan. This series features actors interacting with shadowed figures backstage. Here he is playing the role of Kyûsuke.

Condition: Excellent impression, color and condition.
Dimensions: ôban 37.7 x 25 cm.
Publisher: Takegawa Fusajirô
Literature: Pictured in “Time present and time past: images of a Forgotten Master: Toyohara Kunichika 1835-1900”, page 113, fig 36.
Signature: Toyohara Kunichika hitsu

SKU: KCAS055