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Falcon and Kabuki Actor
by Yoshitaki Utagawa 1841-1899
| Item | 18062 |
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| Date Sold | Sunday, December 18, 2005 |
| Title | Falcon and Kabuki Actor |
| rare oban-size by Yoshitaki | |
| Artist | Yoshitaki Utagawa 1841-1899 |
| Description | "Haiyu Jinmei Roku" (List of Kabuki Actors) Kabuki actor Onoe Tamizo is in the role of Ishikawa Goemon. He is holding a conch shell to give instructions to a falcon which just delivered a letter written in blood. Yoshitaki was one of the most prolific Osaka masters who designed numerous kabuki prints mostly in chuban-size. His oban-size prints are rare. |
| Signature | Yoshitaki. |
| Seal | Artist's seal. |
| Dated | Ca. 1860s. |
| Medium/Technique | Woodblock print. |
| Impression | Excellent - very good ... left cartouche embossed. |
| Colors | Excellent ... burnishing. |
| Condition | Very good ... slightly soiled, light red transfer stains on the right area, album backing partially removed. |
| Format | Oban tate-e |
| Width Item | 9.3 inches = 23.5 cm |
| Height Item | 13.8 inches = 35.0 cm |
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