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Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)
Lot 45

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)

Fuwa Banzaemon and Nagoya Sanza from the kabuki play Sayaate

Closed17 March 2009

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)
Fuwa Banzaemon and Nagoya Sanza from the kabuki play Sayaate
Signed Gototei Kunisada ga and sealed
Fan; ink, color, gold and gold leaf on paper
7 1/8 x 19 7/8in. (18.2 x 51cm.)

Motoyama Toyomi (Chikuso), Tokyo

Specialist note

Sayaate (Scabbard confrontation) is a dance in a drama written by Tsuruya Nanboku IV in 1823. Two warriors clash over a courtesan they both love.