UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI
Kabuki Play , 1847 (Executed)
Lot #371 |
2022-05-12 |
Bonhams, London, New Bond Street
Polish and Poise: Japanese Art across the Centuries
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Estimate:
GBP 800 - 1,000 (currency of sale)
USD 976 - 1,220 (approx.)
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Auction Details
Auction house: Bonhams
Auction number: 27708
Auction name: Polish and Poise: Japanese Art across the Centuries
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London, New Bond Street
Start date: 2022-05-12
End date: 2022-05-12
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
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Genre: Japanese Art
Department: Prints & Multiples
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Dimensions: 37cm x 51cm (14 5/8in x 20 1/16in)
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
37
Width In Centimeters:
51
Height In Inches:
14.625
Width In Inches:
20.0625
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Year notes: Executed circa 1847-1852.
Catalog summary
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1847-1852 An oban tate-e diptych print (probably incomplete sheets from a triptych) probably depicting a kabuki play based on the novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden (The Chronicles of the Eight Dog Heroes of the Satomi Clan of Nanso) with Inuzuka Shino, Inukai Genpachi, Inuta Gobungo (three of the Eight Dog Warriors), and Konaya Bungobei seated beside the lake, published by Sanoya Kihei, two nanushi censor's seals Hama and Magome ; signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga . 37cm x 51cm (14 5/8in x 20 1/16in).