Lot Essay
This series was privately commissioned by Kunieda Kanji (1892-1956), author of Oden jigoku (serialized in Japanese newspapers).
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Jinrikisha (Rickshaw) Kasa (Umbrella) Irezumi (Tattoo) Byobu (Folding screen)
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Komura Settai (1887-1940)
Jinrikisha (Rickshaw)
Kasa (Umbrella)
Irezumi (Tattoo)
Byobu (Folding screen)
Woodcut, 1938, four illustrations of the novel Oden jigoku (The Hell of Oden) by Kunieda Kanji, each sealed in red, privately published--generally very good impressions and color, right edge of the second slightly yellowed
10¼ x 20½in. (26 x 52cm.) each approx. (4)
Jinrikisha (Rickshaw)
Kasa (Umbrella)
Irezumi (Tattoo)
Byobu (Folding screen)
Woodcut, 1938, four illustrations of the novel Oden jigoku (The Hell of Oden) by Kunieda Kanji, each sealed in red, privately published--generally very good impressions and color, right edge of the second slightly yellowed
10¼ x 20½in. (26 x 52cm.) each approx. (4)