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19th Century Japanese Woodblock Framed Triptych Scene Of A Kabuki Performance
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19th Century Japanese Woodblock Framed Triptych Scene Of A Kabuki Performance

Japanese Woodblock Triptych Scene Of A Kabuki Theatrical Performance
Toyohara Kunichika (1835 - 1900)

Framed, each woodblock print: 23 x 34.5cm
C.1870 Meiji Period
Good condition

Passionate about kabuki theater, Kunichika regularly spent time backstage, sketching the actors and watching the plays. This wealth of personal experience in the theater lends an intimacy to his impeccable yakusha-e (actor prints). Before the Meiji Restoration of 1868, Kunichika Toyohara was chosen by the Japanese government to present his work at the 1867 World Exhibition in Paris.

19th Century
Prints
40.9 cm
90.9 cm
2.0 cm
HS5559232651582
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