”Ou shibai han’ei no zu”大芝居繁栄之図(Picture of a Crowded Theater Hosting Performance of Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami)

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Original woodblock print vertical diptych – Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865)Utagawa Toyokuni III -”Ou shibai han’ei no zu”大芝居繁栄之図(Picture of a Crowded Theater Hosting Performance of Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami)- Japan – Bunkyu１period (1861)August

Utagawa kunisada changed the sToyokuni III from 1844.

The signature says “Ichiyousai Hinajishi Toyokuni  e”一陽斎雛獅豊国画”.

Publisher：濃州屋安兵衛Nousyuuya Yasubee

Along with “Yoshitsune Senbonzakura義経千本桜” and “kanadehonchūshingura仮名手元忠臣蔵”, I drew a scene called “Kuruma-hiki(車引き)” in the popular Kabuki Kyogen performance “Sugawara Denju Tenara Kagami”. It is a work.

※This is Japanese paper so tears easily.
There are folds because it is old