Fine Japanese Prints

Fine Japanese Prints

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Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | The complete set of eleven woodblock prints from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura) | Edo period, 19th century

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Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806)

The complete set of eleven woodblock prints from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)

Edo period, 19th century


eleven woodblock prints, comprising Acts I - XI, from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura), each signed Utamaro hitsu (Brush of Utamaro), published by Nishumuraya Yohachi (Eijudo), circa 1801-02


Each vertical oban: each approx. 38.1 x 25.5 cm., 15 x 10 in.