“Shamisen shinan”三味線指南 (Shamisen instruction) – Japan – 1868 (meiji 1period) January

Description

Original woodblock print triptych – Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) – “Shamisen shinan”三味線指南 (Shamisen instruction) – Japan – 1868 (keiou 1period) January

Actors

Kijin omatsu  鬼人お松: Ichikawa sadanji 沢村田之助

Yakko shiba e i 奴芝平: Nakamura Shikan 中村芝翫

Natsume Shirō Saburō夏目四郎三郎: Ichikawa Kyuzō市川九蔵

There are cuts and holes where plums are drawn.
This ukiyo-e is made of three pieces and glued together as one piece.
Also, since it is old, it has a rounded shape.

Toyohara Kunichika(memo)
Toyohara Kunichika was a Japanese woodblock print artist. Talented as a child, at about thirteen he became a student of Tokyo’s then-leading print maker, Utagawa Kunisada. His deep appreciation and knowledge of kabuki drama led to his production primarily of ukiyo-e actor-prints, which are woodblock prints of kabuki actors and scenes from popular plays of the time.

This work was influenced by the teachings of his teacher, Utagawa Kunisada(歌川国貞).
The composition and how to draw the person are similar to the style of the master Kunisada.

cavared:(asakura)朝倉