ICHIKAWA DANJURO I IN THE ROLE OF FUWA BANZAEMON

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ICHIKAWA DANJURO I IN THE ROLE OF FUWA BANZAEMON

Kagamibuta netsuke, horn bowl with metal disc with soft metal square cartouche, signed Mitsuhiro to

Late 19th Century

1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm.) diameter

Lot Essay

The role of Fuwa Banzaemon from the play Saya atte (Clashing Scabbards), one of the juhachiban or eighteen plays of the Ichikawa family, where Fuwa competes with the hero Nagoya Sanza for the affections of the heroine.