| | Stockno.: | 20-251 | Artist: | Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (1786-1865) | Description: | The actor Bandō Yasosuke as Hige no Ikyū ('The bearded Ikyū).
Gauffrage is used to gives his beard and hair a detailed texture.
Published by Ebisuya Shōshichi (Kinshōdō) in 1863.
The role of Hige no Ikyū (literally, the bearded Ikyū) appears in popular plays set in the Yoshiwara, featuring the young dandy samurai hero Sukeroku. Courtesan Agemaki is in love with Sukeroku, while Ikyū is one of her wealthy clients trying to win her over. Ikyū is het villain in this narrative. In this portrait he holds Sukeroku's sword, which he has stolen from him.
| Signed: | 'nanajū-hachi sai Toyokuni ga' (By the 78-year old Toyokuni) | Size: | Ōban tate-e | Condition: | Fine impression and colour. Very good condition, huge margins, lovely printing in the hair. Slight soiling in the margins, a paper repair in bottom margin. | Price: | Euro 4600 SOLD | Reference: | | | | |
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