Kunisada: Earth Element: Actor Posing In the Dark (Sold)

Artist: Utagawa Kunisada
Title: Earth Element: Actor Posing In the Dark
Series: The Relations of the Elements Represented in Hit Plays (Atari mitate gogyô sôkoku)
Date: 1858

Earth: The actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Yaegushi no Saiza. He strikes a pose, both feet planted firmly on the ground and a bridge leading off into the darkness behind. This must be a first edition, with a two-colored cartouche. With mica in the black sky, a deluxe touch.

Condition: Excellent impression, color and condition.
Dimensions: ôban
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
Literature: See MFA website for all five works.
Signature: Toyokuni ga

SKU: KUS358