Utagawa Kunikazu (active 1849-1867) and Ichiyôtei Yoshitaki (1841-1899), 'Keisei Koi no Sekifuda'.

Eight woodblock prints. Upper part by Utagawa Kunikazu (active 1849-1867), lower part by Nakai Yoshitaki / Ichiyôtei Yoshitaki (1841-1899).

'The Barrier Ticket of Love, a Courtesan Play' (Keisei Koi no Sekifuda)

Actors: Nakamura Jakuemon I as Edo Yosaku, Ôtani Tomomatsu I as Modoriuma Hachizô, Nakamura Nakasuke II as Hinuka no Hachizô, Jitsukawa Enjaku I as the packhorse driver Yosaku, Arashi Hinasuke VII as Satake Jûnai, Jitsukawa Gakujûrô I as Iwakura Tatewaki, Jitsukawa Enzaburô II as Sasaki Genjirô and Jitsukawa Yaozô I as the footman Gengosa, and Ogino Senjo I as Shigenoi.

Measures 49.5 x 71.5 cm.

Not framed. Creased. Laid on paper.

Exhibitions

Compare to MFA Boston William Sturgis Bigelow Collection, accession number 11.35810a-h.

Literature

Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 119; Ikeda bunko, Kamigata yakusha-e shûsei, vol. 4 (2003), #634

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