Kameya Iwakichi (亀屋岩吉) (publisher ca 1845 – 1863)

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Biography:

Edo print publisher (Marks 203). Artists published by this house include Kunihisa, Kuniyoshi, Sadafusa, Toyokuni III, Yoshitoshi and Yoshitsuya.

Kuniyoshi is the only artist in the Lyon Collection published by this house. His name is highlighted in bold type above.

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Some of the actors portrayed in prints by this house include: Ichikawa Kodanji IV (1812-66); Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (1823-54); Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I (1830-1903); Nakamura Shikan IV (1831-99); Bandō Hikosaburō V(1832-77); as Ichimura Uzaemon XIII and Kakitsu IV (1844-1903); Sawamura Tanosuke III (1845-78).

Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Minamoto Ushiwakamaru (源牛若丸) [in <i>Shiki utsushi tosa-e no futsutsuka</i> (四季写士佐画拙)]
Related Object: Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶) and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Minamoto Ushiwakamaru (源牛若丸) [in Shiki utsushi tosa-e no futsutsuka (四季写士佐画拙)]