#877
Japanese woodblock print by YOSHITAKI (1841-1899).
Title: Shippo Bokujitsusai
Soga brothers as swordsmith; actor Nakamura Sojuro as Kudo Suketsune, actor Ichikawa Kyuzo as Soga Goro and actor Bando Kakyo as Soga Juro in the Kabuki play "The Soga Brothers Confront Their Enemy"(Kotobuki Soga no Taimen).
Size: Chu-ban, triptych, each sheet approximately 17.5 cm X 24.5 cm
Signature: Yoshitaki hitsu
Printed date: c.1870
Publisher: Yaozen
Condition: Very good impression and colors, slightly trimmed, retains thin album backing paper on verso.
Price: U.S.$250.
verso of print