Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Date: 1856
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Richard Kruml
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Description:
A triptych with title Furyu ningyo zu, “Pictures of Dolls in Contemporary Fashion.” There was a craze for these lifelike dolls in the 1850s ( this triptych being dated 2/1856 ). In fact Kuniyoshi designed another print in the same year of the centre subject Tammeijiro Genshogo being captured. This impression appears to be the only known copy: Not listed anywhere. Unidentified publisher. An original hanshita-e for the first sheet exists in the Victoria & Albert Museum, illustrated in Japanese Colour Prints, Edward F. Strange, 1913, pl. XLII. Very fine impression and colour. Possibly very slightly trimmed round. Signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga. Status: Sold
