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Wisteria Maiden

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Wisteria Maiden — 藤娘
by Maro (1950s)

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Artist: Maro (1950s) — ？麻呂
Title: Wisteria Maiden — 藤娘
Series: Bunraku Dolls
Date of first edition?: circa 1950-1970
Publisher (first edition)?: Not Set
Publisher (this edition)?: Not Set
Medium (first edition): Woodblock
Medium (this edition): Woodblock
Format (first edition): Large Oban
Format (this edition): Large Oban
DB artwork code: 45299
Notes (first edition)?: 
VINTAGE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT FROM THE SHOWA PERIOD. (SHOWA 37 - 1962)

"BUNRAKU PUPPET WOODBLOCK PRINT - KONOBU HASEGAWA?"

"BUNRAKU" ALSO KNOWN AS "NINGYO JORURI", IS A FORM OF TRADITIONAL JAPANESE PUPPET THEATRE, FOUNDED IN OSAKA IN 1684.

"BUNRAKU" WOODBLOCK PRINTS ARE RATHER RARE!!

CONDITION IS VERY GOOD - EXCELLENT. BEAUTIFUL COLORS. WITH SILVER PIGMENTS.

LARGE SIZE ABOUT 41 x 28 cm
Notes (this edition)?: 
Artist Bio: 
An unknown artist who published prints from the Bunraku series along with Hasegawa Konobu (full artist name is not yet known)

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