Sale 7432
London
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7 November 2007
Price realised
GBP 2,750
Estimate
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Doke: kemono no ama yadori [Larking About: Animals Sheltering from the Rain] A group of animals representing the signs of the Zodiac huddle together under a tree to get out of the rain, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyosh giga [for a laugh], published by Yamaguchiya Tobei, good impression, colours and condition Oban yoko-e
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Literature
Juzo Suzuki, Utagawa Kuniyoshi Exhibition Catalogue (Tokyo, 1996), no.228
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