UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786–1865)
Lot 41

UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786–1865)

An onnagata actor holding down with her foot a rope attached to a horse being ridden by the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII

Closed12 July 2018

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GBP 1,500

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UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786–1865)
An onnagata actor holding down with her foot a rope attached to a horse being ridden by the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII
An onnagata actor holding down with her foot a rope attached to a horse being ridden by the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII
Woodblock surimono, signed Gototei Kunisada ga, embellished with metallic pigments, privately published, issued for the Taikagawa Poetry Club, circa late 1830s
Chuban surimono (20.5 x 27.6 cm.)

Specialist note

This is presumably a mitate of the strong woman Omi Okane and the runaway horse.