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Lot 72

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864): The Actor Band? Sh?ka I as Karigane Bunshichi, between Kanagawa and Hodogaya Station

Estimate: $300 - $500
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$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
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$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

Woodcut in colors on wove paper, signed 'Toyokuni ga' in toshidama cartouche with censor’s seal 'Kinugasa Murata, Rat 8'; published by Izutsuya Shokichi, 8/1852. From the Fifty-Three Stations along the T?kaid? with Visual Parodies of Actors, 1852.

13 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (sheet), 20 7/8 x 16 3/4 in. (frame).

Literature:
Kunisada’s T?kaid? (2013), #T63-04C, p. 120.

Condition

Some fading, pale staining at edges. Otherwise apparently in good condition. Not examined out of frame. Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.