Lot Essay
Japanese prints that playfully match legendary and contemporary figures, such as Chushingura warriors with contemporary courtesans in this set, are called e-kyodai (brother pictures).
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E-kyodai Chushingura
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Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)
E-kyodai Chushingura
A set of eleven prints illustrating the eleven acts of Chushingura, each signed Kochoro Kunisada ga and published by Sanoya Kihei--generally good impressions, good color, centerfolds, soiled, stained, rubbed, repairs
oban tate-e: 37.3 x 24.8cm., each approx. (11)
E-kyodai Chushingura
A set of eleven prints illustrating the eleven acts of Chushingura, each signed Kochoro Kunisada ga and published by Sanoya Kihei--generally good impressions, good color, centerfolds, soiled, stained, rubbed, repairs
oban tate-e: 37.3 x 24.8cm., each approx. (11)