About This Print
An unidentified actor as Saburō in an unknown play. The famous view in background inset is unidentified but might read 雲橋, Cloud Bridge. The print is numbered 六十二 [62] in the title cartouche.About the Series Edo Meisho awase no uchi
This series matches actors portraying a specific character with famous places in Edo. It consists of at least 58 prints drawn by multiple artists, including Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900), Utagawa Kuniteru II (1830-1874) and Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833-1904), published by Masudaya Ginjirō . Two slightly different series titles are used on the prints: 江都名所合之内 Kōto meisho awase no uchi and 江戸名所合之内 Edo meisho awase no uchi. Note that Kōto was a synonym for Edo.
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A partial assemblage of the prints in the series
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #1257 |
| Title (Description) | unknown actor as Saburō 三郎 (Note: the actor's name is not given on the print, only the role played.) |
| Series | Matches for Famous Places in Edo Kōto meisho awase no uchi 江都名所合之内 |
| Artist | Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900) |
| Signature |  |
| Seal | toshidama seal below signature |
| Publication Date |  |
| Publisher |  seal reading: Hanmoto, Masudaya, Shiba Shinmeimae 板元 増田屋 芝神 明前 [Marks: seal 24-061; pub. ref. 304] |
| Printer | |
| Carver |  |
| Impression | good |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | excellent - slight toning |
| Genre | ukiyo-e; nigao-e; yakusha-e |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Format | vertical oban |
| H x W Paper | 14 3/16 x 9 1/2 in. (36 x 24.1 cm) |
| H x W Image | 14 x 9 1/2 in. (35.6 x 24.1 cm) |
| Literature | |
| Collections This Print | The Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum of Waseda University 007-0309, 007-0394 |
8/4/2020
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