Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865)The face of the actor Iwai Hanshiro V reflected in a mirrorEdo period, 19th century woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing, privately issued in 1823; with collector's seal H. Vever Surimono, shikishiban: 20.3 x 15.3 cm., 8 x 6¾ 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: Henri Vever (1854-1942)Sotheby’s, London, Highly Important Japanese Prints, Illustrated Books, Drawings and Fan Paintings from the Henri Vever Collection: Part II , 26 March 1975, Lot 350 (part lot).来源_1: The is an egoyomi, or calendar print for the year 1823. The mirror on a stand reflects the face of the actor Iwai Hanshiro V (1776-1847) in an onnagata female role. Behind the mirror is a folding screen. This calendar print shows the long months by way of the gold genjimon, crests that represent the chapters of the Heian period classic Tale of Genji, at the bottom of the screen (1,3,7,9,11 and 12). The short months are shown in silver genjimon. Jack Hillier notes that this ‘disembodied head, surrounded by the cloth on the mirror mounting, produces an uncanny Magritte-like air of surrealism’.1 1. Jack Hillier, Japanese Prints and Drawings from the Vever Collection, (London, 1976), p. 834, no. 816.  For an example of the only other known impression in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, RP-P-1958-480, go to:https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/search/objects?q=Kunisada&p=9&ps=12&st=Objects&ii=4#/RP-P-1958-480,100