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KUNIYOSHI. Hatsune (First Warbler). Sumo wrestler Keyamura Rokusuke.

Colored woodcut. 350x240 mm. Sign: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga. Publisher: Iseyoshi. Wood engraver: Shoji. Censorship: Aratame. Excellent fresh color impression with visible wood grain, backed, glued at corners, slightly faded, heigth trimmed to the image at the bottom, margins partly trimmed, slightly soiled. Sumo wrestler Keyamura Rokusuke wrestles with an opponent in front of an audience of nobles. This is chapter 23 of the Wakan nazorae Genji series, (Japanese and Chinese comparisons for Genji chapters). In this series, Kuniyoshi has combined scenes from history, fiction and legend with related chapters from the most famous novel in Japanese classical literature.

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KUNIYOSHI. Hatsune (First Warbler). Sumo wrestler Keyamura Rokusuke.

Estimate 1 500 - 1 800 EUR
Starting price 1 000 EUR

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