

Lot 95*
Attributed to Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825) Circa 1810
11 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£1,000 - £1,500
Looking for a similar item?
Our Japanese Art specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.
Find your local specialistAttributed to Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825)
Circa 1810
Two shikishiban surimono, both depicting the actor Ichikawa Danjuro, the first in the lead role of a Shibaraku play, with a child in the role of Ebisu and a monkey holding a sake cup, four poems above, signed Toyokuni ga, 20cm x 17½cm (7 7/8in x 6 7/8in); the second in the role of Yamagatsu Kirikabu no Onoemon, a poem above by Shibaju, signed Toyokuni ga, 21.4cm x 18cm (8½in x 7 1/8in). (2).
Two shikishiban surimono, both depicting the actor Ichikawa Danjuro, the first in the lead role of a Shibaraku play, with a child in the role of Ebisu and a monkey holding a sake cup, four poems above, signed Toyokuni ga, 20cm x 17½cm (7 7/8in x 6 7/8in); the second in the role of Yamagatsu Kirikabu no Onoemon, a poem above by Shibaju, signed Toyokuni ga, 21.4cm x 18cm (8½in x 7 1/8in). (2).
Footnotes
色紙判摺物 2枚 伝歌川豊国 市川団十郎 1810年頃