JAPON, XIXe siècle Lot n° 37

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) "The actors Onoe Kikugoro III as Inuzuka Shino and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Inukai Genpachi" from the series "Actors imagined as the Eight Dog Heroes" (Mitate haiyû hakkenshi). Signed Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga, Kiwame censor's seal. 1840 Diptych, nishiki-e, ink and colours on paper, vertical oban format. 35 x 52 cm. Glued in their center, wear, stains.