"Carpenter Rokusaburo Onoue Kikugoro" 「大工六三郎 尾上菊五郎」 Actor Onoe Kikugorô in the role of Rokusaburô in the play known as Osono Rokusa, shown here as a carpenter (daiku). by : Morikawa Chikashige 守川周重 (active 1869 - 1882) signed Ichikawa Chikashige-hitsu period : Meiji era 1881 (Meiji 14), 11th month size : 34 x 23.5 cm condition ; good but print taped to a thin sheet of paper Morikawa Chikashige 守川周重 (active 1869 - 1882) was a Meiji-period printmaker who specialized in actor prints. A student of Kunichika Toyohara, Chikashige’s style is close to that of his teacher. In addition to nishiki-e (full color prints), Chikashige produced illustrations for books, newspapers, and advertisements. A contemporary of his teacher Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900), from whom he took the first character 周 (chika) for his main art name (gō) Chikashige.