Live Auction 13988Art of Japan
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769-1825)
Lot 123 A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF SURIMONO

UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769-1825)

THE FOUNDER SAIGYU DANJURO (GANSO SAIGYU DANJURO)

Closed5 December 2017

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GBP 2,500

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UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769-1825)
THE FOUNDER SAIGYU DANJURO (GANSO SAIGYU DANJURO)
Woodblock surimono, signed ko Toyokuni hitsu, circa 1825
Shikishiban surimono (19.6 x 18.2 cm.)

Specialist note

This series shows portraits of the first seven members of the Ichikawa family up to Danjuro VII.
For another impression in the collections of The Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum of Waseda University, (object number 201-0502), go to:
https://enpaku.waseda.ac.jp/db/enpakunishik/results-big.php?shiryo_no=201-0502