UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
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UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)

Seven warrior prints

Closed12 July 2018

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GBP 2,750

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UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
Seven warrior prints
Seven warrior prints comprising:
- Five woodblock prints from the series Biographies of Our Country's Swordsmen (Honcho kendo ryakuden)
Each signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, published by Kazusaya Iwazo (Iwakichi), circa 1845

- Two woodblock prints from the series Heroes for the Eight Views (Goketsu hakkei)
Each signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, published by Tsuji-kawa, circa 1848
Each vertical oban (36.8 x 24.7 cm.)

Specialist note

For examples from the series Honcho kendo ryakuden in the collection of The British Museum, accession nos. 2008,3037.00108 and 2008,3037.00115, go to:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx