Utagawa Toyokuni I - Generations of actors carrying the name Ichikawa Danjūrō - image-1

Lot 258 Dα

Utagawa Toyokuni I - Generations of actors carrying the name Ichikawa Danjūrō

Auction 1235 - overview Cologne
08.12.2023, 11:30 - India/Southeast Asia, Tibet/Nepal, China, Korea and Japan
Estimate: 800 € - 1.200 €
Result: 1.008 € (incl. premium)

Utagawa Toyokuni I

Generations of actors carrying the name Ichikawa Danjūrō

Shikishiban surimono. From an untitled series portraying all generations of actors carrying the name Ichikawa Danjūrō. Portrayed here is Ichikawa Danjūrō I in the scene Shibaraku. Right margin inscribed: The Founder Danjūrō Saigyo, approved by Sansho VII, with seal: Yau. Signed: Toyokuni hitsu. 1825. Very good impression, colours still good, slightly soiled, few tiny worm holes, in mat

Provenance

Collection Dr. Kurt Meissner (1885-1976), and by descent to the current owner

Exhibitions

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, inventory no. RP-P-1995-292