OKUMURA TOSHINOBU (Worked c. 1725-1742)
The first Ichikawa Danzo as a man seated with arms folded at the foot of a flight of stairs, and turning to look up at a woman impersonated by Fujimura Handayu who stands behind him. The drama has not been identified, but the date is between December, 1715, when Danzo placed the character “ichi” across his mon, and the spring of 1727, when the “Kabuki Nandaiki” chronicle of the Edo stage begins.
Hoso-e. Urushi-e. Signed: Okumura Toshinobu hitsu. Publisher: Izutsu-ya.
Purchaser: Kano Oshima
Price: $45.00