Yoshiiku - Shadow Portrait Diptych

Utagawa Yoshiiku  Actor Ichikawa Sadanji on the right panel, not sure of the actor on the left panel. From the series Portraits as True Likenesses in the Moonlight (Makoto no tsuki hana no sugata-e). With poems by the actors. From a series of 36 silhouette portraits. Publisher: Maruya Tokuzô Date: 1867 Size: (L) 35.3 x 23 cm (R) 35.2 x 23.8 cm Condition: Good color and imprint, some scuffing and stains, not backed. Both sheets are separate - not glued. Genre: Ukiyo-e