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KUNISADA II Utagawa
FICHE 17296
(1823 - 1880)
Makibashira
Woodblock print
1857
Fine impression on Japan paper, signed Baichôrô Kunisada ga, from the series Lady Murasaki's Genji Cards (Murasaki Shikibu Genji karuta), published by Tsutaya Kichizô. Censors' seals aratame, Snake 10.
Sheet: ôban (363 x 246 mm)
Reference: a proof is preserved in the MFA of Boston.
Condition: laid on thick Japan paper, stains on the face of the geisha in the foreground, otherwise in generally good condition.
280 €
