KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861). A warrior and his retainers
Artist:
Attributed to Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
Subject:
A warrior and his retainers near a country retreat. One soldier is approaching a monk seated inside the hut holding a parcel of scrolls.
Description:
A preliminary drawing probably for a print related the story of Nichiren.
Date:
1840-50 ca.
Size:
27x37,5 cm
Medium:
Black ink on paper.
Remarks:
Ex collection of Julius Kurth, a famous German scholar who did publish about Utamaro in 1907 and the first study on Sharaku in 1910.
Conditions:
General fairly good conditions.
Item no:
N 75