Showing posts with label Bandô Mitsuemon. Show all posts
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Saturday, 23 September 2017

82 - Kunisada II: Actor Bandô Mitsuemon as Akaiwa Gajirô


Ukiyo-e. Yakusha-e. Kunisada II. The Book of the Eight Dog Heroes.
Kunisada II: Actor Bandô Mitsuemon as Akaiwa Gajirô

Here we have Bandô Mitsuemon as Akaiwa Gajirô, from the series The Book of the Eight Dog Heroes [Hakkenden inu no sôshi no uchi] from 1852. The creator is Utagawa Kunisada II (1823-1880), who was one of Vincent Van Gogh's favourite artists.