Lot 724: f - OKUMURA TOSHINOBU, (FL.1725-1744)

SANJO KANTARO II IN AN UNIDENTIFIED ONNAGATA ROLE

hosoban urushi-e, 32.1 by 15.7cm., 12 5/8 by 6 3/16 in.

the actor is shown carrying a portable kago over his right shoulder, a nekoguruma on the ground, publisher's mark of Yokoyama-cho nichome, Omiya Kuhei, signed Okumura Toshinobu hitsu

Condition Note: Good impression with handcolouring, slightly soiled overall with pinholes and wormage, left edge slightly trimmed

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