Portrait with Fan of the Actor Kataoka Gado II as Kitsune Tadanobu

Portrait with fan of the actor Kataoka Gado II as Kitsune Tadanobu is an original modern artwork realized by Hasegawa Sadanobu (1809-1879)  in 1847.

Original Woodcut print Chuban format.

Portrait with fan of the actor Kataoka Gado II as Kitsune Tadanobu, a loyal vassal of Minamoto Yoshitsune and minor character in the Jidaimono Heike-Genji play Yoshitsune Senbon Sakura.

Signed: Sadanobu (at the left margin and almost not visible anymore). Wood engraver: Ono.

Excellent impression, fresh in colours, with blind printing (pattern in the fox's robe and clouds in the inset), oxidation (in the blue and grey), slightly creased, fold at left margin.

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Hasegawa Sadanobu (1809-1879) was active from 1834 to 1879. We know that his addresses in Osaka included Andôji-machi Naniwabashi-suji and later on in Horie Ichinogawa. His personal names were Naraya Bunkichi, Naraya Tokubei, and Senzô. He also sang jôruri under the name Rankô. The family business dealt in high-quality chakin (?? small rectangular cloths used to wipe teabowls during the tea ceremony); it also operated under the name "Naraya".