"Sakura Momiji Ōmi Hakkei" 櫻楓近江八景 1857

Original Kamigata woodblock diptych by Isshusai Kunikazu (active 1848–1868) Kunikazu was a student of the famous ukiyo-e master Utagawa Kunisada I. Like his teacher, he excelled in yakusha-e (actor portraits) and scenes from the Kabuki theater. The Osaka style (Kamigata-e) Unlike the mass production in Edo (modern Tokyo), Osaka artists focused on a smaller, highly dedicated community of theater lovers. Kunikazu worked almost exclusively in smaller, intimate paper formats. Scene from the Kabuki play "Sakura Momiji Ōmi Hakkei" 櫻楓近江八景 performed at the Kadoza theater in 1857. Actor right: Mimasu Daigorō IV-四代目 三桝大五郎 as Shimada Heizaemon-嶋田平左衛門 left: Jitsukawa Enzaburō I -初代 実川延三郎 as Tagami Sanzaemon-田上三左衛門 Date: 1857 (Ansei 4), 8th month Publisher: Ishikawaya Wasuke (Ishiwa) See: Museum of Fine Arts Boston https://collections.mfa.org/objects/462556 Very good condition – no damage or restoration. Two separate prints. Left and middle part of a triptych. Dimensions – 36.3 x 25 cm. Shipped by registered mail with tracking code. Fast shipping.

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