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Ukiyo-e Prints 浮世絵版画 |
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GIGADŌ ASHIYUKI 戲画堂芦幸 ぎがどう.あしゆき Active ca. 1814-33 |
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Actor: Arashi Kitsusaburō II* (Active under this name 1822-28) 嵐橘三郎 あらしきつさぶろう |
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Role: Takashima Kuhachi 高島九八 たかしまくはち |
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Play: Keisei Suo no Dairi けいせい素抱(?) |
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Size: 13 1/2" x 9 1/2" |
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Date: 1828, 1st Month Bunsei 11 文政11 |
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Publisher: Honsei Only the top part of their seal is seen at the bottom of the print. |
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Signature: Gigadō Ashiyuki |
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Illustrated: 1. Kamigata yakusha-e shûsei (Collection of Kamigata Actor Prints), compiled by Matsudaira and Susumo, Ikeda Bunko, 1997, vol. 1, #273 2. It can also be viewed on line at the Boston Museum of Art web site |
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Condition: Trimmed on all sides & slight soiling overall. Good color. |
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ORIGINALLY $240.00 NOW $190.00 SOLD! Thanks T! |
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*Arashi Kitsusaburō II is best know under the name Arashi Rikan II (1788-1837). For the most complete information about this actor go to the best source in English on kabuki on the Internet. Click on the link below.
To see other images of this actor in ukiyo prints click on the links at the bottom of the linked page. |
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This is the left hand panel of a diptych. A complete example can be seen in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts on-line collection. |
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