s.l., editeur - publisher : Kazusaya Iwakichi, 1853 (rat 9), oban size ( (35.5 x 24.5 cm or 13.98 x 9.65 inches). Signed "Toyokuni ga" - censure seal : Magome, Hama.
This print come from de set of the Tokaido intermediate stations of Kunisada. Here is portrayed the actor Bando Mitsuemon I in the role of Johachi. Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) was the artist who dominated the Utagawa school after the dead of Toyokuni. His early work, which carries the signature Gototei Kunisada. This name signified his ownership of a ferry of which he held license. About 1834 he changed this to Kochoro ; and ten years later assumed the name of his master as Toyokuni the second. Kunisada was the master of a large school of pupils who carried on the traditions of the Utagawa school in a very decadent and debased manner, till its practical extinction in 1870-1875. Good colour and impression.