A Framed JAPANESE WOODBLOCK TRIPTYCH AIDO HOSAI (1848 – 1920).
Description: a dramatic scene from a Kabjuki .
Print by Kunisada III, signing 香朝樓國貞筆
The Play is about the 47 rōnin.
actors and roles, from right to left:
市川権十郎 Ichikawa Gonjûrô
桃井若狭之助 Momoi Wakasa Nosuke
市川左團次 Ichikawa Sadanji I
高野師直 Kōno Moronao
坂東秀調 Bandô Shûchô
顔世御前 Kaoyo Gozen (wife of Yenya Hangan)
中村福助 Nakamura Fukusuke III
塩谷判官 Yenya hangan
dated: 1880
condition: Good in color and print quality with some creases consistent with the age of the print. Original collection notes attached to the reverse
provenance: Atlanta estate.
Dimensions:
14.8 inches x 9.75 inches (each panel) and displayed in a custom made frame with UV resistant glazed frame. The frame outer dimensions 21 x 36 inches. Ready to hang in your home or sales gallery.
Reference:
https://www.artic.edu/artists/12042/utagawa-kunisada-iii-kunimasa-iv-toyokuni-v