KUNIYOSHI, Utagawa (1797 - 1861)  
KUNIYOSHI, Utagawa (1797 - 1861)
 

Kuniyoshi moyô shôfuda tsuketari genkin otoko /
Typical types of manly fellows in Kuniyoshi's style.

 
Shirai Gompachi holding a spotted scarf over his shoulders and a shakuhachi / bamboo flute stuck in the back of his girdle.
A poem by Ryûkatei Tanekazu
Signed: Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
Seal: Kiri
Engraver: Renkichi
Publisher: Ibaya Kyûbei
Censor/date
seal: Hama (1845)
Fine impression, colours and condition.
Lit.: Robinson: Kuniyoshi nr. 40.6 (illustrated)
€ 1100.-
  
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