Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786-1864)

Name: THE ACTOR ICHIKAWA DANJURO IN THE ROLE OF USUI NO SADAMITSU
Brand: Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786-1864)
Price: 1100.00 GBP
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Price Realised GBP 1,375

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Closed: 3 Dec 2015

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THE ACTOR ICHIKAWA DANJURO IN THE ROLE OF USUI NO SADAMITSU

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786-1864)

Price Realised GBP 1,375

Closed: 3 Dec 2015

Price Realised GBP 1,375

Closed: 3 Dec 2015

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The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro in the Role of Usui no Sadamitsu

Woodblock printed surimono, embellished with metallic gold and silver pigments, signed Gototei Kunisada ga, circa 1823, poem above by Hoshitei Masunari
Shikishiban surimono (21.3 x 18.7 cm.)

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Lot Essay

In this the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII is depicted standing defiantly, sword in hand, in the role of Usui no Sadamitsu in the play which was performed at the Ichimura Theatre in 11th month of 1823.

The poem reads

Without a bit of fear
toward the heavens above,
this bold man appears
through three bands of haze
standing on top of the world.

1. Sebastian Izzard, , (New York, 1993), p. 86, no. 31.

For another impression of this design in the collection of the Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, object number 1933.4.1485, go to:
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/208211