Bandō Kakitsu I, an actor by Baido Kunimasa
Japanese woodblock print published 1886
R/H section of a triptych depicting the actor Bandō Kakitsu I playing a karinto merchant in the play Chitose-za shin kyogen Tsuki shiraha bonji horimono.
£350
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Original Japanese woodblock print. Presented in a cream mount with a black frame.
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