KUNIYOSHI: aiban uchiwa-e (22.8 x 29.5cm.); Mizuban "Water guard", a woman standing by a tank of goldfish, from the series Imayo rokkasen "Six modern choices for summer", signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, the censor's seal corresponding to 1853, second month, published by Izumiya--very good impression and color, very slight stain along side edges, otherwise good condition
KUNIYOSHI: aiban uchiwa-e (22.8 x 29.5cm.); Mizuban "Water guard", a woman standing by a tank of goldfish, from the series Imayo rokkasen "Six modern choices for summer", signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, the censor's seal corresponding to 1853, second month, published by Izumiya--very good impression and color, very slight stain along side edges, otherwise good condition

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KUNIYOSHI: aiban uchiwa-e (22.8 x 29.5cm.); Mizuban "Water guard", a woman standing by a tank of goldfish, from the series Imayo rokkasen "Six modern choices for summer", signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, the censor's seal corresponding to 1853, second month, published by Izumiya--very good impression and color, very slight stain along side edges, otherwise good condition

Lot Essay

Another image from the same set, titled Hirune "Afternoon nap", is illustrated in Suzuki Juzo, Kuniyoshi (Tokyo: Heibonsha, 1992), pl. 289, and in Nakau Ei, Edo onna ukiyo-e meisaku ten (Exhibition of masterpieces of ukiyo-e of Edo women), (Osaka: D square, 1993), no. 66.