Dienstag, 7. September 2010

Utagawa Kunikazu
(active c.1850-60)

Dai Nihon Rokuju Yo shu
60-Odd Provinces of Japan


a.) The Province of Izumi
right: Nakamura Kanjaku II as Abe no Yasuna, left: Arashi Rikan III as Kuzu-no-Ha (Fox)
Summary of the kabuki play Ashiya Dôman Ôuchi Kagami about the fox-woman Kuzu-no-Ha.



b.) The Province of Kazusa
right: Onoe Baikô IV as Otomi, left: Nakamura Tamashichi I as Yosaburô
Deluxe edition


Signature: Kunikazu
Publisher: Ishikawaya Wasuke (Ishiwa)
Dated : c.1861
chuban yoko-e, 24,4 x 18,4 cm
Ikeda Bunko IV

Other prints from the same series part I & part II.