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Original Japanese woodblock print – Utagawa Kuniyoshi diptych – Kanadehon Chūshingura - Edo 1851
Original Japanese woodblock print – Utagawa Kuniyoshi diptych – Kanadehon Chūshingura - Edo 1851
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Original traditional Ukiyo-e woodblock print. [This print is not a modern reproduction]
Print type: Yakusha-e (Actors)
🎨 Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi, signed: Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
Date of publication: 1851, Edo period.
📜 Publisher: Wakasaya Uhei
Censor seal: double censor seal: Muramatsu Genroku and Fukushima Giemon
📏 Size: O-Ban Tate-e (approx. 25x36cm per sheet, 2 sheets)
Origin: Japan, found in Aichi prefecture.
Subject:
Kabuki representation of a play originally from the bunraku puppet theater: Kanadehon Chūshingura. A very popular play in Japan from 1748, composed of 11 acts. Staging of the three actors: Kasugaya Tokijirō, Katsumi and Yamanaya Urasato.
Condition: Print glued on black cardboard backing. Very good general condition, with two small stains at the bottom. Very beautiful colors.
🦝 Our opinion:
Rare print by the very famous and sought-after artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi. A very good deal that makes a work by Kuniyoshi accessible due to its mounting on backing.
Kuniyoshi is renowned for his dynamic compositions and spectacular scenes. Explore other original prints in our collection of Japanese prints.

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Absolutely. All our prints are genuine handmade woodblock prints sourced in Japan from local vendors or markets and inspected by us. They are authentic and steeped in history.
🧧 Are the prints originals or reproductions?
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