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KUNISADA. Yakusha-e. Kabuki Theater scene. Two...

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KUNISADA. Yakusha-e. Kabuki Theater scene. Two Sumo wrestlers. Diptych. Diptych, Ôban tate-e (vertical). 360x500 mm. Sign: "Toyokuni ga," in a red Toshidama cartouche. Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirô. Censors' seal: Hama, Magome. Slight signs of wear. Bright colors. Handsome scene with confrontation of two Sumo wrestlers from the nine-act play "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki," whose protagonists are the two beautiful Osaka courtesans Fujiya Azuma and Fujiya Miyako and the rival sumo wrestlers Nuregami Chôgorô and Hanaregoma Chôkichi,Arashi Rikan as Hanaregoma no Chôkichi, Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Nuregami Chôgorô.For the publisher, see: Marks seal #21-026