Image of actual item from the Frederic May sale catalog
TORII KIYONOBU I (B. 1664, d. 1729)
Performer at the Nakamura theatre, Edo, first month Hoei 2 (January 25 to February 23, 1705, of our calendar). The first Nakamura Shichisaburo, one of the most famous actors of the Genroku period, in the role of Soga no Juro: Matsumoto Tanizo as Oiso no Tora.
Hoso-e. Sumi-e, slightly colored by hand. Not signed. 1705
Purchaser: Frederick W. Gookin
Price: $22.50
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