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HOKUSHU Shunkosai

FICHE 17238

(Active between 1810 and 1832)

Nakamura Utaemon III as Yakanbei

Woodblock print

1824

Impression on Japan paper, signed Shunkōsai Hokushū ga, from the series Comparison of Current Roles on Fans (Uchiwa tôsei kurabe), published by Toshikuraya Shinbei.

Sheet: vertical ôban (381 x 266 mm)

Reference: a proof is preserved in the Waseda University Theatre Museum.

Condition: laid on thick Japan paper, worm hole restored and soilings in the lower part of the sheet.

750 €