Chikashige Morikawa, Actors' Salary Ranking
Artist: Chikashige Morikawa (act.1869-1880)
Title: Actors' Salary Ranking
Publisher: Komori Sojiro
Date: 1879
Size: (L) 36.4 x 24.3cm, (C) 36.3 x 24.4cm, (R) 36.3 x 24.5cm
絵師：守川周重
題名：歌舞伎十八番の内 東京桜俳優見立
年代：明治12年
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) 36.4 x 24.3cm, (C) 36.3 x 24.4cm, (R) 36.3 x 24.5cm |
| Condition Report | Light edge wear, minor paper residue on back, creases, some wormholes, restored minor tears. |
| Folders | In Store, BC |
| Location | Folder J |
