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| Artist: | Toyokuni 1 Utagawa (1769-1825) — 歌川豊国（初代） |
| Title: | Highly Important Early Portrait |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1797 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Not Set |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Not Set |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 40691 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Saturday, 16 June 2007
Highly Important Early Large Head
Artist: Toyokuni I
Format: Oban tate-e grey ground: 14.5" x 10" approx
Subject: One of Toyokuni's finest 'Large Head' designs the beautiful young actor Matsumoto Yonesaburo as Tsukisayo, wearing a kimono decorated with Battledore bat and flight, in the Joruri play, Hinanomiya mutsuki no Mitsubiki performed at the Kiri za theatre in 1797.
Extremely rare and very elegant design from Toyokuni's finest period.
Provenance:Circular collector's red seal of the Hayashi Tadamasa Collection.
Publisher: Murata Jirobei
Date: 1797
Condition: Full size. Fine condition.
Colour: Good with fading of the blue blocks to buff
Impression: Very fine
Estimated Value: ｣4500 - ｣6000 |
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