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Morita Kanya VIII (L)

Size: 39.5cm by 27.0cm (15.55 in by 10.63 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Toshusai Sharaku

Era: Mid Showa | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 8,000$ 65.00£ 48.00€ 57.25

  

Description: This print is from a reproduction set of 25 excellent Kabuki actor and sumo wrestler portraits by Sharaku, published by O-edo Mokuhansha around 1972. These reproductions are luxuriously finished with a mica (kirazuri) background.

The actor Morita Kanya VIII is presented here in the role of the palanquin bearer Uguisu no Jirosaku from the play Katakiuchi Noriaibanashi. The palanquin he carries holds Miyagino, the heroine of the play. The portrait may show Uguisu no Jirosaku in the middle of the dance he performs or simply rubbing his hands gleefully under his coat.

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