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Lot 59
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
Not a Very Lucky Day (Senbu)
Closed12 July 2018
Price Realised
GBP 7,500
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Specialist note
Here the 12th century figure Endo Morito (later known as the priest Mongaku Shonin) is shown doing penance for thirty-seven days under the freezing Nachi waterfall for accidentally killing his lover Kesa Gozen. He is assisted by two of Fudo Myo's attendants Seitaka and Kongara in the top right of the design.
For the same print in the collection of The British Museum, museum number 2008,3037.14204, go to:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research.aspx
For the same print in the collection of The British Museum, museum number 2008,3037.14204, go to:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research.aspx