Tsuruya Kokei (b. 1946) Japanese

  • Tsuruya Kokei (b. 1946), Actor Onoe Baiko VII as Mokuzume in the play Tamamo no Mae Kumoi no Hareginu, from the series Bust Portraits IV (Design 6), October 1984
    Tsuruya Kokei (b. 1946)
    Actor Onoe Baiko VII as Mokuzume in the play Tamamo no Mae Kumoi no Hareginu, from the series Bust Portraits IV (Design 6), October 1984
    Woodblock print on gampi paper, embellished with gofun (white pigment) on the face and hands
    Artist's large red seal: 'Tsuruya Kokei'
    Hand-written ink inscription 'sanjuichi' [31] over red seal 'yonjugo-hin' [item 45] [limited edition number 31/45]
    Self-carved and self-printed
    Date: October 1984
    39.6 x 27.3 cm. (15 ⅝ x 10 ¾ in.)
    £ 800.00
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  • Tsuruya Kokei (b. 1946), Actor Nakamura Utaemon VI in the role of Tonase in the play The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Kanadehon chushingura), from the series Okubi-e (Bust Portraits, Series IV, Design 7), November 1984
    Tsuruya Kokei (b. 1946)
    Actor Nakamura Utaemon VI in the role of Tonase in the play The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Kanadehon chushingura), from the series Okubi-e (Bust Portraits, Series IV, Design 7), November 1984
    Woodblock print on gampi paper, embellished with gofun (white pigment) on the face and hands and metallic pigments
    Large red artist's seal: 'Tsuruya Kokei'
    Hand-written ink inscription: 'nijukyu' [29] over red seal 'Yonjugo-hin' [item 45] [limited edition number 29/45]
    Self-carved and self-printed
    Date: November 1984
    39.7 x 27 cm. (15 ⅝ x 10 ⅝ in.)
    £ 800.00
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  • Tsuruya Kokei (b. 1946), Actor Jitsukawa Enjaku III in the role of Kyusaku in the play Shinpan Utazaimon (Nozaki mura), from the series Bust Portraits VII (Design 5), July 1989
    Tsuruya Kokei (b. 1946)
    Actor Jitsukawa Enjaku III in the role of Kyusaku in the play Shinpan Utazaimon (Nozaki mura), from the series Bust Portraits VII (Design 5), July 1989
    Woodblock print on gampi paper, embellished with metallic pigments
    Large red artist's seal: 'Kokei no in'
    Hand-written ink inscription: 'sanjuni' [32] over red seal 'Kyuju no uchi' [limited edition number 32/90]
    Self-carved and self-printed
    Date: July 1989
    37.8 x 25.5 cm. (14 ⅞ x 10 in.)
    £ 700.00
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