Chikashige Morikawa, Scene in Kabuki Play, Traditional Theatre
Artist: Chikashige Morikawa (Active in 1869-1880s)
Title: Kabuki play, Koizumo Yawaragi Soga
Publisher: Fukuda Kumajiro
Date: 1882
Size: (L)36.1 x 23.8 (C)36 x 25.9 (R)36 x 25.7 cm
Original Japanese woodblock print.
Chikashige Morikawa
Chikashige was a pupil of Kunichika Toyohara and specialised in Yakusha-e (actor prints). His woodblock prints were similar in style to that of his teacher. Chikashige was active in the Meiji period at a time when the ukiyo-e industry was declining. He took on many side jobs to subsidise his own artworks, including illustrations for books and magazines, a common practice for many Japanese woodblock print artists at the time. Although best known for his Kabuki actor prints, he also produced successful prints of the Meiji Imperial court.
| Print Format | Triptych |
|---|---|
| Artist | Chikashige Morikawa |
| Subject | Kabuki Theatre |
| Dimensions | (L)36.1 x 23.8 (C)36 x 25.9 (R)36 x 25.7 cm |
| Condition Report | Binding holes on the right panel, light wear and soiling, tears on the left margin of the centre panel, brown stains due to colour oxidisation on the left panel. |
| Folders | In Store, BC |
