Utagawa Kunikiyo
Chushingura , 1857 (Executed)
Lot #174 |
2019-03-20 |
Bonhams, New York
Fine Japanese Prints, including Property from the Collection of the late Bertram and Ruth Malenka
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Estimate:
USD 800 - 1,200 (currency of sale)
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Auction Details
Auction house: Bonhams
Auction number: 25644
Auction name: Fine Japanese Prints, including Property from the Collection of the late Bertram and Ruth Malenka
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2019-03-20
End date: 2019-03-21
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
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Genre: Japanese Art
Department: Prints & Multiples
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Dimensions: 9 3/16 x 14in (24.6 x 35.7cm) each approximately
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
24.6
Width In Centimeters:
35.7
Height In Inches:
9.687
Width In Inches:
14
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Year notes: Executed in 1857.
Catalog summary
Utagawa Kunikiyo (active 1850s-1880s) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1857 A complete set of 12 oban yoko-e prints from the series Chushingura (The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers): Daijo (Act One); Nidanme (Act Two); Sandanme (Act Three); Shidanme (Act Four); Godanme (Act Five); each with censor's seals mi go, aratame ; Rokudanme (Act Six); Shichidanme (Act Seven); Hachidanme (Act Eight); Kudanme (Act Nine); Judanme (Act Ten); Juichidanme (Act 11); and Junidanme (Act 12); each with censor's seals mi mu, aratame ; each published by Tsutaya Kichizo, signed Kunikiyo ga (12) 9 3/16 x 14in (24.6 x 35.7cm) each approximately