Auction: February 27, 2022

Lot #239: Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1865) "Battledore Portraits" Woodblock Print Assortment

(4) items from the series "Great Performances: Contemporary Battledores" published by Azumaya Daisuke in 1822, printed signature and kiwame censor seal; including portraits of actors in their signature roles printed in the shape of paddles, to be applied to "hagoita" battledores; uniformly matted and framed behind glass