Utagawa Kuniyoshi
1797 - 1861
1852
Vertical ôban, 359 x 249 mm
Signed: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, in gourd-shaped Yoshi cartouche; red Toshidama seal
Seals of the censor Murata and Kinugasa, date seal and publisher mark
Series: Modern Style Set of the Provinces in Edo Brocade (no. 28) - Kôto nishiki imayô kuni-zukushi
Date: 1852, 8th month
Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tobei
SANUKI PROVINCE: HATSUHANA SEATED UNDER A WATERFALL (top)
IYO PROVINCE: ICHIKAWA DANJURO VIII AS MINAMOTO NO YOSHITSUNE UNDER CHERRY BLOSSOMS (bottom)
Fine impression, with application of mica powder on the waterfall and over-printing, fine colour and condition. Minor binding holes on the left side.
This series is listed as number 171 in Kuniyoshi by Basil Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). Almost all the 34 prints of this series are reproduced in the Kuniyoshi Project.
