Kabuki Scene Oban From Triptych | Antique Japanese Wood Block Print

A single oban from a triptych promoting a kabuki play. Title: 當盛五人揃肌競 - Gou Sei Gonin Zoroi Hada Kurabe Translation: - 元治元年 大當板本勝利 - Genji 1(1864) Great book victory - 君喜 吉祥日成 - Kimiki, Auspicious Day Censor’s Seal: 国周画(年玉印) Kunichika (Toshidama seal) The actors depicted are 中村 芝翫 / Nakamura Shikan 市村 家橘 / Ichimura Kakitsu 坂東 彦三郎 / Bando Hikosaburo 沢村 田之助 / Sawamura Tanosuke 河原崎 権十郎 / Kawarazaki Gonjyuro Author: 豊原 国周 Toyohara Kunichika(1835-1900) At the age of 13, Toyohara Kunichika became a student of Tokyo's then-leading print maker Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞/Toyokuni III (1786-1865). Block Carver, Printer: 朝倉 彫万 Asakura Horiman Publisher: 辻岡屋 文助 Tsujiokaya Bunsuke Material - Ink on paper Early 19th Century 13.875” x 9.25” (length, width) SKU: WB-TT02