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KUNISADA Utagawa, called TOYOKUNI III
FICHE 20552
(1786 - 1864)
Puppet of the sumo wrestler Hidenoyama Raigoro
Woodblock print
circa 1844
Impression on Japan paper, signed Kunisada aratame nidai Toyokuni ga, from the series Wrestling Match Between Sumo Puppets and Flowers (Sum? ningy? hana no torikumi), published by Kitaya Magobei. Censor's seal mura.
Dimensions: oban (359 x 240 mm)
Reference: a proof is preserved in the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Condition: horizontal fold, colors stains.
210 €
