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This series was a collaboration between the three artists, Kuniyoshi, Hiroshige and Kunisada, and each print compares a famous poem with a scene from Japanese history or theatre. The complete set comprises 100 prints, with 14 by Kunisada, 35 by Hiroshige and 51 by Kuniyoshi.
Impressions of each print are in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, go to www.mfa.org/collections
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Generally good impressions and colours. Some soiling, creasing and rubbing. Some with thinning paper and most trimmed in places. Many with slight wear to paper edges. Most with small paper restorations.
In addition to the above:
No. 7 with restorations particularly to edges and trimming to top and right margins.
No. 12 with colours faded and small repairs. Restorations within figure’s face, fish’s body and paper edges.
No. 19 with a few small restorations and wear to paper edges.
No. 21 with a few small restorations. Uneven trimming.
No. 30 backed.
No. 40 bottom right corner restored.
No. 43 toned.
No. 45 trimmed to borders.
No. 49 backed and faint horizontal and vertical centrefold.
No. 57 binding holes restored to right margin.
No. 81 toned overall.
No. 83 trimmed to borders.
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