Katsukawa Shuntei (1770–1824), Actors Segawa Kikunojo III and Ichikawa Yaozo III, 1799

Katsukawa Shuntei (1770–1824)

Actors Segawa Kikunojo III and Ichikawa Yaozo III, 1799

Woodblock print, mica background
Signed: Shuntei ga
Publisher: Enomotoya Kichibei
Date: 1799

Vertical oban:
37 x 24.5 cm. (14 ⅝ x 9 ⅝ in.)

Here the actor Segawa Kikunojo III performs as Kikusui, daughter of Kusunoki Fuden, alongside the actor Ichikawa Yaozo III in the role of Shirai Denzo, fencing master of the Ohashi...

Here the actor Segawa Kikunojo III performs as Kikusui, daughter of Kusunoki Fuden, alongside the actor Ichikawa Yaozo III in the role of Shirai Denzo, fencing master of the Ohashi school. This performance was from the drama Onna Moji Fude no Michinoku, staged at the Ichimura Theatre on 26th July 1799.

Provenance

A Distinguished Private Collection