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Original Woodblock Print . The Prince Genji . 1859 安政 Ère Ansei - Utagawa Fusatane 歌川 房種 (active 1854-1889) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
No. 84312523
No. 84312523
Object: original Japanese woodblock print
Genre: ukiyo-e 浮世絵 pictures of the floating world
Artist: Utagawa Yoshitora 歌川芳虎 (active ca. 1836-87), signed Yoshitora ga 芳虎画
From the series: The Story of the Faithful Samurai in The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers 忠臣義士銘々伝
Print title: The Syllable Ku, Yoshida Kawaemon Fujiwara no Kanesada く 芳田河右衛門藤原兼貞
Print subject: the revenge of the forty-seven ronin 四十七士
Publisher: Wakasaya Yoichi 若狭屋与市 (Jakurindo 若林堂)
Censor’s seal: Rat 5 aratame 子五改
Material: washi 和紙 Japanese paper
Technique: nishiki-e 錦絵 multi-coloured woodblock printing
Year: 1864, 5th month
Condition: good, slight stains, small imperfections on the right margin - please look at the pictures
Dimensions: 18 x 24 cm
The woodblock print will be well-packaged and shipped by registered mail with a tracking code.
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