Up for sale from a recent client in Honolulu Hawaii, this original 1740s Japanese hand-colored woodblock print hashira-e mounted as a kakemono, depicting the actor Onoe Kikugoro holding a bamboo tea whisk (sasara) in preparation for a folk dance sequence, his kimono decorated with an all over pattern of plovers in waves, a haiku poem inscribed at upper right: Esugata o mite / kazari take / sasara no oto ni / kikugoro 'Seeing his picture: Kikugoro in the sound of the beautiful bamboo whisks' signed Hogetsudo Shomei hashira-e kongen Okumura Bunkaku Masanobu Shohitsu with seal Tanchosai. The condition is described above for more information please check the photos. Free local pick up possible!!! Comparable prints have sold in excess of $8,000.
Measurements:
Visible Image 25 inches x 9 ¾ inches
Mat 29 inches x 13 inches
More about the artist:
Okumura Masanobu was a Japanese print designer, book publisher, and painter. He also illustrate
Condition:
The item is in good pre-owned condition, print was inspected by the Asian Senior Fine Arts appraiser in Honolulu who said it was an original, it is laid down onto a backing, it is toned and brown stained thought, the colors are strong, the mat is non archival, I checked with my paper conserver and they said the paper does not appear brittle so they think removing the print from the backing is possible,
