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UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI (1769-1825) AND UTAGAWA KUNIMASA (1773-1810), illustrator, SHIKITEI SAMBA (1776-1822), author: Nigao ehon haiyu gakuya tsu "Portraits of actors' backstage"; preface dated Kansei tsuchinoto-hitsuji (1799), published by Kamiusaya Tadasuke of Edo, fukurotoji-bon, 1 vol. complete (18.5 x 12.8 cm.), block printed, blue wrapper, title slip in black on buff paper, sewn, in chitsu, good impression, very good color, some worming backed, title slip damaged, wrapper slightly creased
Contents: 45 leaves, front cover with advertizement of next publishing, inside front cover 5pp. preface, dated Kansei tsuchinoto-hitsuji (1799), signed Shikitei Samba and sealed, double page illustration of ladies and a man in the box seat in a theater, signed Utamaro, 1 p. memorial print of Kyogen actor Shiba Zenko accompanied by text by Shikitei Samba, 1 leaf introduction, 36 bust portraits of actors accompanied by poems, signed Toyokuni and Kunimasa, 1 leaf index, signed Shikitei Samba, 18 leaves, 3 chapters text Yakusha Hiiki Katagi "Characters of favorite actors", 5pp. postscript, signed Samba and sealed, last page colophon
Contents: 45 leaves, front cover with advertizement of next publishing, inside front cover 5pp. preface, dated Kansei tsuchinoto-hitsuji (1799), signed Shikitei Samba and sealed, double page illustration of ladies and a man in the box seat in a theater, signed Utamaro, 1 p. memorial print of Kyogen actor Shiba Zenko accompanied by text by Shikitei Samba, 1 leaf introduction, 36 bust portraits of actors accompanied by poems, signed Toyokuni and Kunimasa, 1 leaf index, signed Shikitei Samba, 18 leaves, 3 chapters text Yakusha Hiiki Katagi "Characters of favorite actors", 5pp. postscript, signed Samba and sealed, last page colophon