Uchida KUICHI (1844–1875). KABUKI. Presumed portrait of Kawa - Lot 638

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Uchida KUICHI (1844–1875). KABUKI. Presumed portrait of Kawa - Lot 638
Uchida KUICHI (1844–1875). KABUKI. Presumed portrait of Kawarasaki Kunitaro (1849–1867), circa 1860. Period print on albumin paper, visiting card size, 10.5 x 6.3 cm. He began his career in 1859 as a wakashugata (specializing in the roles of young boys) and in 1863 became a wakaonnagata (specializing in the roles of young women). Bibliography: Barbara E. Thornbury, Leonard C. Pronko, *A Kabuki Reader: History and Performance*, Samuel L. Leiter, ME Sharpe, 2002. - Uchida KUICHI (1844–1875). KABUKI. Presumed portrait of Kawarazaki Kunitaro (1849–1867) dressed as a woman, circa 1860. Period print on albumen paper, visiting card size, 10.5 x 6.3 cm. He began his career in 1859 as a wakashugata (specializing in the roles of young boys) and in 1863 became a wakaonnagata (specializing in the roles of young women). Bibliography: Barbara E. Thornbury, Leonard C. Pronko, *A Kabuki Reader: History and Performance*, Samuel L. Leiter, ME Sharpe, 2002. - Uchida KUICHI (1844–1875). KABUKI. Presumed portrait of Nakamura Shikan IV (1831–1899), dressed as a woman, circa 1870. Period print on albumen paper, visiting-card size, 10.5 x 6.3 cm. Handwritten inscription “Shikan” at the bottom. Bibliography: Barbara E. Thornbury, Leonard C. Pronko, *A Kabuki Reader: History and Performance*, Samuel L. Leiter, ME Sharpe, 2002. (3 prints in total)
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