SHUNKOSAI HOKUEI (ACTIVE 1824-1837)
A double okubi-e portrait of two actors
The actor Iwai Shijaku I in the role of Kowagi Atsumori and Nakamura Utaemon III in the role of Kumagai Jiro Naozane, in a scene from the play Gempei Tsutsuji, performed in February 1832 at the Kado Theatre, Osaka
Woodblock print, signed Shunkosai Hokuei ga, published by Honya Seishichi, 1832
Vertical oban (26.4 x 39 cm.)
SHUNKOSAI HOKUEI (ACTIVE 1824-1837)
A double okubi-e portrait of two actors
The actor Iwai Shijaku I in the role of Kowagi Atsumori and Nakamura Utaemon III in the role of Kumagai Jiro Naozane, in a scene from the play Gempei Tsutsuji, performed in February 1832 at the Kado Theatre, Osaka
Woodblock print, signed Shunkosai Hokuei ga, published by Honya Seishichi, 1832
Vertical oban (26.4 x 39 cm.)
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