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Lot 29. THE SECOND BANDO HIKOSABURO

Lot 29. THE SECOND BANDO HIKOSABURO

Image is an example from the Art Institute of Chicago

TORII KIYOMITSU (B. 1735, d. 1785)

This actor died in 1768, aged 27. He is shown against a background of fog, above which is a glimpse of the roof of the Nakamura theatre.

Hoso-e. Printed in beni, blue, yellow, and black. Signed: Torii Kiyomitsu ga. Publisher: Urukogata-ya. About 1762.

Purchaser: G. E. Fuller
Price: $40.00

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