Japanese Woodblock Prints
Japanese Woodblock Prints
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) | Kane-jo | Edo period, 19th century
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March 23, 02:42 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
Kane-jo
Edo period, 19th century
woodblock print, from the series Lives of Remarkable People Renowned for Loyalty and Virtue (Chuko meiyo kijin den), signed Cho'oro Kuniyoshi ga (Pictured by Cho'oro Kuniyoshi), and with artist's paulownia seal, censor's seal Kinugasa (Kinugasa Fusajiro), published by Iseya Ichiemon, circa 1845
Vertical oban: 36.8 x 24.5 cm., 14½ x 9⅝ in.
For a similar impression of the same print in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 11.26084, go to:
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/217387
For a further impression in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 2008,3037.15505, go to:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_2008-3037-15505