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Portraits of Famous Kabuki Actors

with 20 colour woodblock prints by Utagawa Kunihide

Portraits of Famous Kabuki Actors with 20 colour woodblock prints by Utagawa Kunihide
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Portraits of Famous Kabuki Actors with 20 colour woodblock prints by Utagawa Kunihide

[Japan] Wonderful orihon containing twenty chuban woodblock prints of famous kabuki actors in roles played at the main theatres in Tokyo, namely the Kabuki-za, the Shin Tomi-za and the Meiji-za. The prints are signed Kunihide (1874-1944), of whom little seems to be known.

 

No publisher. No date (c1900).

 

9 leaves. 23.9 x 16.5cm.

 

In good to very good condition. Some wear and marks to covers. Internally very good with some minor wear and some pink marks affecting small areas of 3-4 images. b35081453

 

 

Portraits of Famous Kabuki Actors

Price: ¥121,000




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