| | Stockno.: | M25-140 | Artist: | Attributed to Nagahide | Description: | The actor Nakamura Shikan II (二代目中村芝翫) playing Fujiya Izaemon (ふじや伊左衛門) in the teahouse scene (Chayaba no dan 茶屋場の段), in the play Love Letters from the Licensed Quarters (Kuruwa Bunshō), also known as Yoshidaya. Kappazuri (stencil) print.
A rare Osaka stencil print. Kuruwa Bunshō tells the story of a famous Osaka courtesan Ōgiya Yūgiri and her lover Fujiya Izaemon. In this scene, Izaemon goes to visit Yūgiri in the teahouse, for he heard that she has fallen ill worrying about his disownment by his family.
Published by Honya Kichibei in 1832.
| Signed: | Unsigned. | Size: | hosoban, 33.6 (h) x 15 (w) cm. | Condition: | Good general condition. | Price: | Euro 1350 | Reference: | | | | |
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