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UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI
歌川国芳
This is the middle panel of a triptych.
Triptych title:
Futami-ga-ura no kōkei
(Splendid View at Futami-ga-ura)
Carver: As yet unidentified
Publisher:
Yamadaya Shōjirō
山田屋庄次郎
We want to thank our contributor J.Z. for bringing
the name of the publisher to our attention.
Size: 14 3/4" x 10"
Date: 1854, 12th Month
There are other complete examples of this triptych at
the British Museum and the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Other copies of this sheet
are in the Van Gogh Museum
and another one in the collection of the National Museums of Scotland.
Condition: Excellent, great color
NO LONGER AVAILABLE!
Publisher's seal
Date Seal (on the left)
represents the 12th Month, 1854
Aratame or "examined
(on the right)
Carver's Seal
Above is an example of the full triptych.
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