Shunkosai Hokushu (active circa 1810-1832) | Two woodblock prints from the series Comparison of Current Roles on Fans (Uchiwa tosei kurabe) | Edo period, 19th century

Shunkosai Hokushu (active circa 1810-1832)

Two woodblock prints from the series Comparison of Current Roles on Fans (Uchiwa tosei kurabe)

Edo period, 19^th century

each a woodblock print, embellished with metallic pigment, from the series Comparison of Current Roles on Fans (Uchiwa tosei kurabe), each signed Shunkosai Hokushu ga (Pictured by Shunkosai Hokushu), published by Toshikuraya Shinbei, 5^th month 1824; each with collector's seal of Gerhard Pulverer, and comprising:

- Left (Hidari): The actor Ichikawa Ebijuro I in the role of the porter Yokanpei

- Right (Migi): The actor Nakamura Utaemon III in the role of Yakanbei

Each vertical oban: each approx. 39.2 x 26 cm., 15⅜ x 10¼ in.

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Shunkosai Hokushu (actif vers 1810-1832), Deux estampes de la série Uchiwa tosei kurabe, époque Edo, XIXe siècle