Yoshitoshi: Onoe Kikugorô V as the Hag of Adachi (Sold)

Artist: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Title: Onoe Kikugorô V as the Hag of Adachi
Date: 1890

Half-length actor portrait of Onoe Kikugorô V as the Hag of Adachi Moor from the kabuki play “The Lonely House”. The poerm reads: ‘Through the yûgao vines, a high wind moans at the eaves’. Onoe Kikugorô was a close friend of Yoshitoshi. These late kabuki triptychs are considered some of Yoshitoshi’s most powerful designs.

Condition: Very good impression, color and condition. Untrimmed and unbacked. One small repaired hole in poem inset and some minor soiling and light creases.
Dimensions: oban triptych
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon
Seal: Taiso; Block cutter is Hori Yû
Signature: Ôkokkeidôju Yoshitoshi ga

SKU: YOT440