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Lot Essay
For another impression see Juzo Suzuki, Utagawa Kuniyoshi Exhibition Catalogue (Tokyo, 1996), no.40
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
Hakkenden no uchi, Horyukaku [The Fight at Horyukaku from the Hakkenden - The Eight Loyal Dogs of the House of Satomi]
Inuzuka Shino defying Inukai Kempachi and his men on the roof of the Horyukaku tower of Koga castle, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi, published by Izumiya Ichibei, kiwame seal, very good impression with excellent wood-graining emphasizing the dramatic sweep of the roof, some fading of colours, good condition, slight worm damage on left-hand sheet
Oban tate-e triptych
Hakkenden no uchi, Horyukaku [The Fight at Horyukaku from the Hakkenden - The Eight Loyal Dogs of the House of Satomi]
Inuzuka Shino defying Inukai Kempachi and his men on the roof of the Horyukaku tower of Koga castle, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi, published by Izumiya Ichibei, kiwame seal, very good impression with excellent wood-graining emphasizing the dramatic sweep of the roof, some fading of colours, good condition, slight worm damage on left-hand sheet
Oban tate-e triptych
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