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YOSHITOSHI Tsukioka
FICHE 19116
(1839 - 1892)
No. 484: The mother of the real Chiyokichi identifies her son in front of police and resolve a case of mistaken identity
Woodblock print
1875
Fine impression on Japan paper, signed Taiso Yoshitoshi, from the series The Post Dispatch Newspaper (Yûbin hôchi shinbun), published by Ebisuya Shôshichi. Censor's seal Boar 4.
The Yūbin hōchi shinbun was a newspaper founded in 1873. Yoshitoshi was hired in 1875 to illustrate a wide variety of subjects like political, crime, public interest and ghost stories...
Sheet: ôban (371 x 250 mm)
Reference: a proof is preserved in the MFA of Boston.
Condition: in generally good condition.
280 €
