{"product_id":"original-1871-toyohara-kunichika-japanese-woodblock-print-kabuki-actors-two-panels-from-triptych","title":"Original 1871 Toyohara Kunichika Japanese Woodblock Print – Kabuki Actors – Two Panels From Triptych","description":"An exceptionally decorative original Japanese colour woodblock print by celebrated ukiyo-e artist Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900), dating to 1871 and depicting a scene from the kabuki play Gion Sairei Shinkōki.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe composition depicts the actors Bandō Mitsugorō VI in the role of Yuki-hime and Sawamura Tosshō II as Mashiba Hisayoshi, dressed in extraordinarily elaborate theatrical costume. Particularly striking are the rich turquoise, blue and coral-red pigments, intricate armour and textile patterns, and Yuki-hime's dramatic floral headdress.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe print bears Kunichika's signature within a toshidama cartouche. This has been identified against an institutional example held by the Tokyo Metropolitan Library, which records the design as published in Tokyo by Tsutaya Kichizō in Meiji 4, corresponding to 1871.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis example comprises two original ōban sheets from what was originally a three-sheet triptych. It has subsequently been professionally presented together within a simple black glazed frame and wide white mount, giving it a particularly strong decorative presence while retaining the character of the original nineteenth-century print.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is some minor age-related toning and minor wear consistent with an antique Japanese print of this period. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe frame measures approximately 60 × 48 cm \/ 23.6 × 18.9 inches.","brand":"CIRCUS OF CURIOS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56945172119938,"sku":"24-09-26-?-70?-S-GW","price":315.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0570\/1405\/9185\/files\/il_fullxfull.8621230643_3t3i.jpg?v=1790280167","url":"https:\/\/circusofcurios.com\/products\/original-1871-toyohara-kunichika-japanese-woodblock-print-kabuki-actors-two-panels-from-triptych","provider":"CIRCUS OF CURIOS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}