Samstag, 1. August 2009
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
(1798 - 1861)
Kokon honchô meijo hyaku den
A hundred stories of famous women and men of our country, ancient and modern
Kusunoki Masaahige in court robes seated beside a celestial globe
c.1843
Publisher: Kawaguchi-ya Uhei
Censor: Muramatsu
Rare print, overall good impression and condition, very good color, minor marks, stains and flaws, little red spot at lower margin, some unbacked holes, little paper loss and peppering at upper right corner and along the right margin
oban tate-e, fullsize 37,7 x 25,5 cm
see in B.W. Robinsons "Warrior Prints" S30.10