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SADAHIDE Utagawa
FICHE 18999
(1807 - 1873)
The Struggle for the Carriage Scene (Sugawara denju kuruma-biki no dan)
Woodblock print
circa 1840
Fine impression on Japan paper, signed Sadahide ga, scene from the Kabuki play Sugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy, published by Izumiya Ichibei. Censor's seal kiwame.
Sheet: ôban (254 x 363 mm)
Reference: a proof is preserved in the Art and Design Library of Edinburgh.
Condition: laid on Japan paper, partially trimmed.
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