Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825)Sixth of the Line, the Kodama Danjuro (Rokudanme kodama Danjuro)Edo period, 19th century woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigment and embossing, from an untitled series of the Ichikawa Danjuro lineage for the Gogawa Poetry Circle, signed Ko Toyokuni hitsu (Brush of the Old Toyokuni), privately issued early 1830s Surimono, shikishiban: 19 x 18.4 cm., 7½ x 7¼ in.品相: To request a Condition Report for this Lot, please contact jon.adjetey@sothebys.com.  The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.来源_1: Depicting the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VI performing in the play Shibaraku, the design was first issued circa 1820 by Toyokuni I for the Gogawa Poetry Circle (Gogawa-ren) with their hourglass-shaped symbol ornamenting the margin. This present lot is from the second version of the series privately issued by Toyokuni II in the early 1830s, with a new set of poems to each designs and with a plain border instead of the poetry circle’s insignia.For a similar impression of the second version, see Charlotte van Rappard-Boon et al., Surimono: Poetry and Image in Japanese Prints, (Amsterdam, 2000), p. 136, no.77.For an example of the first version with the Gogawa Poetry Circle border in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 11.25228, go to:https://collections.mfa.org/objects/216529