Actors, samourai and courtesans
KUNIYOSHI Utagawa
FICHE 19938
(1797 - 1861)
Takegawa : Sakingo Yorikane by moonlight, holding a drawn sword and two locks of hair from the murdered courtesan Takao
Woodblock print
circa 1845 - 1846
Impression on Japan paper, signed Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga, published by Ibaya Ichiemon, from the series Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures (Genji kumo ukiyo-e awase). Censor's seal murata.
Sheet: ôban (357 x 235 mm)
Reference: a proof is preserved in the British Museum.
Condition: light-staining.
250 €
