EBIKANE (active circa 1827-1828)
EBIKANE (active circa 1827-1828)

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EBIKANE (active circa 1827-1828)
A rare okubi-e [bust portrait] of the actors Ichikawa Ichizo in the role of Gokumon no Shobei and Nakamura Baigokyu as Kurofune Chuemon in the play Otoko ippiki sukui no tatehiki [One Man, a Deal for Salvation], signed Ebikane ga, published by Kichi
Oban tate-e

Lot Essay

Another impression is illustrated in Roger S. Keyes and Keiko Mizushima, The Theatrical World of Osaka Prints, (Philadelphia Museum of Arts, Philadelphia, 1973), p.113, no. 36

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