TOSHUSAI SHARAKU (act.c.1794), after, color woodblock print. Japan, 20th century.
Depicting Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Komazō III as Shiga Daishichi in the 'A Medley of Tales of Revenge', on a powdered mica ground. 38 x 25 cm.
Not examined out of frame. With buckled paper.
Provenance
From the collection of Hans Eklund (1921-2018).
Exhibitions
Riksförbundet för bildande konst, Vandringsutställning, 1960, exhibition 209, nr 48.
Literature
See similar shown in:
Smith, Lawrence, Ukiyoe: Images of Unknown Japan, London, UK, BMP Ltd, 1988, page 141;
Binyon, Laurence, A Catalogue of Japanese & Chinese Woodcuts Preserved in the Sub-Department of Oriental Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, London, UK, BMP, 1916, page 16;
Narazaki, Muneshige (ed.), Hizo Ukiyo-e taikan, 2, Tokyo, Japan, Kodansha Ltd, 1987, page 209;
Narazaki, Muneshige; Yamaguchi, Keisaburo, Ukiyo-e shuka, 11, Tokyo, Japan, Shogakkan, 1979, page 5.
More information
See similar at:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, nr JP2649;
Ritsumeikan University, nr Z0169-020;
The British Museum, London, nr 1909,0618,0.48;
Tokyo National Museum, nr E0001715;
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, nr 21.7251, 11.14678;
Fine Arts Museum San Fransisco, nr 1963.30.38915.23;