Set of 2 Kabuki Prints, Chikashige and Chikanobu, Traditiona...

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£130 - £230

Set of 2 Kabuki Prints, Chikashige and Chikanobu, Traditional Japanese Theatre, Meiji Top.
Artist: Chikashige Morikawa (Active in 1869-1880s)
Title: Konoma no Hoshi Hakone no Shikabue
Publisher: Fukuda Kumajiro
Date: 1880. Original Japanese Woodblock Print.
Size: (L) 34.9 x 24.9, (C) 35.0 x 24.7, (R) 35.0 x 25.0 cm. JG051808B-239

Bottom.
Artist: Chikanobu Toyohara (1838-1912)
Title: Hitakana Seisuiki
Publisher: Hashimoto Naoyoshi
Date: 1883. Original Japanese Woodblock Print.
Size: (R) 36.5 x 24.5, (C) 36.6 x 24.6, (L) 36.5 x 24.3 cm. JG051708B-259

More Information

Top.
Condition report: Slightly trimmed, some stains from glue, vertical binding folds, a tear on the centre panel, some ink smudges and torn corners.
Bottom.
Condition report: Slightly yellowed, partly torn edges, some minor creases, light stains on the face on the right panel.