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Saturday, 18 June 2016

16 - Kunihiro: Actor Onoe Tamizo as Tenjiku Tokubei Performing Toad Magic


Ukiyo-e. Woodblock Print. Kunihiro. Yakusha-e. Kabuki. Toad Magic.
Kunihiro: Actor Onoe Tamizo as Tenjiku Tokubei Performing Toad Magic - 1832

This is "Actor Onoe Tamizo as Tenjiku Tokubei Performing Toad Magic", a woodblock print by Utagawa Kunihiro. It is a yakusha-e from the kabuki play "Otonikiku ikoku no irifune". The print is from 1832.

Utagawa Kunihiro was active 1815-1841/1843, and belonged to the Osaka school.