KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861). Sakagaki Genzō Masakata
Artist:
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
Subject:
The ronin Sakagaki Genzō Masakata resting on a broken pillar while holding his spear.
Series:
Seichu gishi den (Biographies of Loyal and Righteous Samurai s.c the forty-seven ronin). Print n. 7
Signature:
Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga and kiri seal.
Date:
ca. 1847-8. Censors' seals Muramatsu and Yoshimura.
Publisher:
Ebiya Rinnosuke
Size:
Oban tate-e, 36,5x25,3 cm.
Medium:
Woodblock color print.
Literature:
Basil W. Robinson. Kuniyoshi The Warrior-prints. Oxford, 1982, S53, no. 27. David R. Weinberg. Kuniyoshi. The faithful samurai. Amsterdam, 2000, no. I.27.
Conditions:
Good impression and colour, very lightly soiled on bottom otherwise good condition.
Item no:
C 621
Price:
Euro 500
Status:
Available