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GIGADŌ ASHIYUKI

(We added the kanji for Gigadō)

戲画堂芦幸

(We added the kana for Gigadō)

ぎがどう.あしゆき

 Active ca. 1814-33

Actor: Arashi Kitsusaburō II*

(Active under this name 1822-28)

嵐橘三郎

あらしきつさぶろう

Role: Takashima Kuhachi

高島九八

たかしまくはち

Play: Keisei Suo no Dairi

けいせい素抱(?)

Size: 13 1/2" x 9 1/2"

Date: 1828, 1st Month

Bunsei 11

文政11

Publisher: Honsei

(Only the top part of their seal is seen at the bottom of the print.)

Signature: Gigadō Ashiyuki

 Illustrated:

1. Kamigata yakusha-e shûsei (Collection of Kamigata Actor Prints), compiled by Matsudaira and Susumo, Ikeda Bunko, 1997, vol. 1, #273

2. It can also be viewed on line at the Boston Museum of Art web site

Condition: Trimmed on all sides & slight soiling overall. Good color.

$240.00

*Arashi Kitsusaburō II is best know under the name Arashi Rikan II (1788-1837). For the most complete information about this actor go to the best source in English on kabuki on the Internet. Click on the link below.

ARASHI RIKAN II

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This is the left hand panel of a diptych.

A complete example can be seen in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts on-line collection.

Partial view of the backside of this print.

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