Condition:

Good condition. Good colours, clear and vivid. Minor halos and stain can be noticed across the print and a small tear (you have to look carefully) on the upper-right area. Small fixing on the back. The print is not backed nor trimmed.

Nuregami Chōgorō (ぬれがみ, 濡髪 長五郎).

Nuregami Chōgorō is a fictional character from a jōruri (or a kabuki) drama from the Edo era, which is probably inspired by a sumō wrestler lived on the first half of the 18th century.
Chōgorō was the son of a rōnin (浪人) named Tōkura Yosobei. Passionate and naturally talented in sumō he was adopted by the wrestler Araishi Onoemon and, as his disciple, he took the name of Araishi Chōgorō.
Due to his youth and his hot temperament it wasn`t uncommon for him to get involved in quarrels or fightings so that for avoiding to be heavily injured he started covering his forehead with wet paper, which is compact, resistent and difficult to scratch. This beahviour had him to gain the nickname of "nuregami" or "wet paper".
Eventually he`ll end up with killing a samurai named Hatoribe (or Hattori) Sozaemon and with being arrested after having taken shelter in his hometown Hachiman.

Condition:

Good condition. Good colours, clear and vivid. Minor halos and stain can be noticed across the print and a small tear (you have to look carefully) on the upper-right area. Small fixing on the back. The print is not backed nor trimmed.

Price USD$ 144.00
Series Thirty-six kabuki plays.
(mitate sanjūrokku, 見立三十六句).
Author Toyohara Kunichika (豊原国周).
Size Ōban (大判) 25cm x 36,9cm ( 9,84 x 14,52 inches).
Publisher Masudaya (増田屋) by Masuda Ginjirō (増田銀次郎).
Number /.
Genre Yakusha-e (役者絵), mitate-e (見立絵).
Period C. 1866
Trimmed No
Backed No
Code TKC01011