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HOKUSHU Shunkosai

FICHE 17237

(Active between 1810 and 1832)

Actor Sawamura Kunitarô II as the Fox (Kitsune) Kuzunoha

Woodcut in colours 

1824

Impression on Japan paper, signed Shunkōsai Hokushū ga, from the series Comparison of Current Roles on Fans (Uchiwa tôsei kurabe),  published by Toshikuraya Shinbei.

Sheet: vertical ôban (380 x 265 mm)

Reference: a proof is preserved in the MFA of Boston.

Condition: laid on thick Japan paper, otherwise in generally good condition.

750 €