Null Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825):
Hosoban tate-e, two samurai actors, one kn…

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Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825): Hosoban tate-e, two samurai actors, one kneeling showing a scroll, the other standing in a rain coat holding a bow. Signed Toyokuni ga, publisher Ise Mago, censor stamp aratame. (Small stains.) Dim. 33 x 14.5 cm

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Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825): Hosoban tate-e, two samurai actors, one kneeling showing a scroll, the other standing in a rain coat holding a bow. Signed Toyokuni ga, publisher Ise Mago, censor stamp aratame. (Small stains.) Dim. 33 x 14.5 cm

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