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Subject:19th. century woodblock print by Toyokuni 3rd.
Posted By: Nad Tue, Jul 22, 2008 IP: 67.189.236.129
I am interested to know the name of the kabuki actor and the date of this tate-e woodblock print signed Kunisada-ga Gatotei (Pavillion of the 5th. ferry).







Subject:Re: 19th. century woodblock print by Toyokuni 3rd.
Posted By: Stan Wed, Jul 23, 2008
Your pictures are nearly useless. Often to ID an actor you have to ID the mon on his garment. This is impossible given the pictures.

Prints from the early 1800s have no seals that allow close dating. The best dating we can give is early 1800s unless the actor can be IDed and we know when that play was performed.

Without better pictures we can be of little help.

Cheers,
Stan

Subject:Re: 19th. century woodblock print by Toyokuni 3rd.
Posted By: Jim Lewis Wed, Jul 23, 2008
Almost impossible to see pics at that size. Can you resubmit them larger?

Subject:Re: 19th. century woodblock print by Toyokuni 3rd.
Posted By: Horst Graebner Sun, Jul 27, 2008
The print is the left sheet of a kabuki triptych. Shown is the actor Onoe Kikugoro III as Goro Tokimune in the play "Iro ichiza Soga Ooyose" performed at the Ichimura theatre in 1/1829, publisher is Joshuya Kinzo.
Horst

Subject:Re: 19th. century woodblock print by Toyokuni 3rd.
Posted By: Nad Tue, Jul 29, 2008
My sincere thanks and appreciation to Horst Graebner who gave the valuable information about the posted woodblock print.
Nad

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