Actors, samourai and courtesans
KUNIYOSHI Utagawa
FICHE 19182
(1797 - 1861)
Sasai Masanao (the historical Sakai Ukon Masanao) in armour, standing on a pine-trunk with drawn sword
Woodblock print
1848 - 1850
Impressions on Japan paper, signed Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga, from the series Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyuden), published by Yamamoto Heikichi. Censors' seals mera, murata.
Sheet: ôban (350 x 239 mm)
Reference: a proof is preserved in the British Museum.
Condition: laid on Japan paper, soilings, slightly trimmed in the upper part of the sheet.
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