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KUNISADA Utagawa, dit TOYOKUNI III
FICHE 20707
(1786 - 1864)
The Syllable U for Birds of Sorrow (Utô): Actors Nakamura Fukusuke I as Yasukata and Iwai Kumesaburo III as Nishikigi
Woodblock print
1856
Impression on Japan paper, signed Toyokuni ga, plate from the series Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary, published by Yamaguchiya Tobei. Censors' seals aratame, dragon 6.
Sheet: ôban (340 x 338 mm)
Reference: a proof is preserved in the MFA of Boston
Condition: light-staining, laid on another paper.
280 €
