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Sawamura Sojuro III (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$ 64.00£ 47.25€ 56.50

  

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 kabuki actor Sawamura Sōjūrō III (1753-1801) was best known for his tachiyaku ("young man") roles. In this print he is depicted in the role of Ogishi Kurando, a character from the play (em)Hana-Ayame Bunroku Soga (花菖蒲文禄曽我). The fan is given a particularly interesting colour and texture in this reproduction possibly recreating the oxidisation of metal pigments used in the original. The MFA holds an early impression of the portrait.

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