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A woodblock print from “Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai “ (Seichu gishi den)
This series was published between 1847 – 1848.
Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Signed: Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
From: Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai, Part I
(Seichû gishi den, 誠忠義士傳)
Description: Isoai Juroemon Masahisa wielding his naginata
Reference: Weinberg, Kuniyoshi: The Faithful Samurai (2000), #I.40; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #S54.40
Condition: This print with excellent detail as shown. Stitching holes at side, small loss and slight thinning at edge, repaired. Creasing, slight toning and soiling, slight rubbing at edges. Please see photos for details
reframed with matching frames, acid free mat/back and UV resistant glass. Ready to hang in your home or gallery.
Art Subject: A ronin (in feudal Japan) a wandering samurai who had no lord or master.
Dimensions:
Image size 14 1/4″ x 9 7/8″
17 W × 21ʺH Frame
Provenance: Germantown, TN estate.