Lot 65
Utagawa Yoshitsuya (1822-1866), The Seventh Month (Shichigatsu) Kintaro and the Giant Snake
Estimate: £800 - 1,200
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Description
The Property of an American Collector
Utagawa Yoshitsuya (1822-1866)
The Seventh Month (Shichigatsu): Kintaro and the Giant Snake
Edo period, 19th century
woodblock print, blue ground, from the series A Kintaro Series (Kintaro zukushi), signed Ichieisai Yoshitsuya, censors' seals Kinugasa (Kinugasa Fusajiro) and Watanabe (Watanabe Gentaro), published by Ebiya Rinnosuke (Kaijudo), circa 1849-50
Vertical oban: 37 x 24.9 cm.
Condition Report:
Good impression and colour, light backing, minor toning, minor wormage beneath the title cartouche, further wormage to the foot of Kintaro patched from verso and with associated re-touching, the top left and right corners with small repairs, the reverse with small pencil and ink inscriptions
Description
The Property of an American Collector
Utagawa Yoshitsuya (1822-1866)
The Seventh Month (Shichigatsu): Kintaro and the Giant Snake
Edo period, 19th century
woodblock print, blue ground, from the series A Kintaro Series (Kintaro zukushi), signed Ichieisai Yoshitsuya, censors' seals Kinugasa (Kinugasa Fusajiro) and Watanabe (Watanabe Gentaro), published by Ebiya Rinnosuke (Kaijudo), circa 1849-50
Vertical oban: 37 x 24.9 cm.
Condition Report:
Good impression and colour, light backing, minor toning, minor wormage beneath the title cartouche, further wormage to the foot of Kintaro patched from verso and with associated re-touching, the top left and right corners with small repairs, the reverse with small pencil and ink inscriptions
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