Posted by Dick Illing (80.42.64.76) on November 05, 2004 at 18:10:43:
In Reply to: Re: Kabuki Actor Iwai Tojaku posted by Aykut Gurcaglar on November 05, 2004 at 11:49:18:
Hi, Iwai Hanshiro V took the name Iwai Tojaku in November 1832 and used it until his retirement in January 1846. The publisher Kawaguchi-ya Chozo was active throughout this time. Kunisada changed his name to Toyokuni in 1844 so this print must pre-date this. The style of his signature would put it c.1840. One would need to identify the role and the play and match it to Kabuki records to be more precise.