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Torii KIYONOBU II (fl. c. 1720s - 1760)		The actors Segawa Kikunojo as Oiso no Tora, and Kameya Jujiro as Soga no Juro Sukenari
		Signed:                        Torii Kiyonobu hitsu Date:                            1/1737 Publisher:                   Nakajima Izaemon Size:                             hosoban (c. 32 x 14 cms / c. 12 5/8" x 5 1/2") Condition: FINE impression. Urushi beni-e with hand-applied color: tan, yellow, light beni, gold powder and lacquered sumi over embossed pattern. Slightly toned with some fading of color, signs of former mounting au verso. - Very good condition for such an early work from the so-called 'Primitive' period of the Japanese woodblock print. - VERY RARE. - ref. no.:  # 753125 - Sold -

An early print showing the actor Segawa Kikunojo as Oiso no Tora looking down at Kameya Jujiro as Soga no Juro Sukenari who is leaning on a shogi board (Japanese chess). The play "Hatsu hikage maizuru Soga" was performed at the Nakamura-za Theatre in 1/1737. Ex collection Dr E.F. (1978).

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