78/5257 Kunimasa IV (1848-1920). Tokyô, shintomichô, Moritaza Oiri no zu. (A full house in the Morita theatre). Col. woodcut ôban triptych, signed Baidô Kunimasa hitsu, publisher Wakasaya Jingorô, 1872, framed.

= The artist is also known as Kunisada III, as he was trained under Kunisada I and II. The play that is being performed on stage is Kokusen'ya gassen (The Battles of Coxinga). Very interesting contemporary view of of one of Japan's oldest kabuki theatres (1660-1923).