Donnerstag, 26. November 2009





Yoshitoyo
(1830-66)
A pupil of Kunisada, later of Kuniyoshi, who worked in Edo and Osaka

A chuban deluxe diptych and two different versions of the left sheet.
The left one is the deluxe edition with silver and gold pigments, the right one a standard edition.

Role: Sasano Gonza
Play: Gonza Gonpachi Hanashimo Yoshiwara
performed: c.1855
lit. Waseda 6-355