KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861). The swordsmith Tazaemon.
Artist:
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
Subject:
The swordsmith Tazaemon seated near the polishing stone and two sword boxes labelled Munesada and Kunimitsu.
Series:
Seichū gishin den (Stories of the faithful hearts).
Signature:
Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga and kiri seal.
Date:
1847-8. Censors seals Mera and Murata.
Publisher:
Ebiya Rinnosuke.
Size:
Oban tate-e, 36x25,2 cm
Medium:
Woodblock color print.
Literature:
Basil W. Robinson. Kuniyoshi The Warrior-Prints. Oxford, 1982, S56, no. 15. Another impression is illustrated and described in David R. Weinberg. Kuniyoshi. The faithful samurai. Amsterdam, 2000, no. II-15.
Conditions:
Good impression, some restorations otherwise good conditions.
Item no:
C 582
Price:
Euro 400
Status:
Available