- Hirosada Gosotei (active 1820-1865) - Lot 225

- Hirosada Gosotei (active 1820-1865) Shiro zake ya/ The white sake merchant Bust portrait of an actor in the role of a sake merchant. With his face turned to the right, he wears a blue hood on his head, representative of his trade. From the series Chuko buyu den, Lives of loyalty and bravery. Signed Hirosada. Tate-e format: 25.1 x 17.1 cm - Hirosada Gosotei (active 1820-1865) Bust portrait of an actor Hirosada used actors from Osaka's Chikugo, Kado and Naka theaters as models, and engraved their portraits on the so-called chuban format. Date: circa 1851. Signed Hirosada. Chuban format: 23 x 16.4 cm Superb proof with silver highlights, embossed in various places. The whole set.