Title : Falcon and Kabuki Actor

Artist : Utagawa Yoshitaki

Date : Ca. 1860s.

Details : Utagawa Yoshitaki: Falcon and Kabuki Actor - Artelino

Source : artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description : "Haiyu Jinmei Roku" (List of Kabuki Actors) Kabuki actor Onoe Tamizo is in the role of Ishikawa Goemon. He is holding a conch shell to give instructions to a falcon which just delivered a letter written in blood. Yoshitaki was one of the most prolific Osaka masters who designed numerous kabuki prints mostly in chuban-size. His oban-size prints are rare.

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