Lot 59
Lot 59
Two Prints Depicting Warriors of the 47 Ronin

KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889)

    Price Realised GBP 625
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    Two Prints Depicting Warriors of the 47 Ronin

    KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889)

    Price Realised GBP 625
    Price Realised GBP 625
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    FROM A PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION

    Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889)
    Two prints depicting warriors of the 47 Ronin
    Two designs from the series Japanese Brocades from the Genroku Era (Genroku Yamato nishiki)
    Each woodblock printed, the first signed Oju Seisei Kyosai ga, the second signed Seisei Kyosai kore [o] zu, each published by Takekawa Seikichi, 1886
    Each vertical oban:
    36.6 x 24.7cm.
    36 x 24.6cm.
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    Lot Essay

    Each print of this series shows one or two heroic warriors from the 47 Ronin. Always dressed in black robes with a zig-zag edge, the first design depicts Muramatsu Sandayu Takanao in the foreground battling with Yanagihara Heiemon, and the second design shows Yato Yomoshichi Norikane kneeling with Chiba Saburohei Mitsutada standing behind leaning on his halberd.

    For another impression of both designs in the Edo-Tokyo Museum, go to:
    http://digitalmuseum.rekibun.or.jp/app/collection/detail?ss=01=1000200=2000220=0192202046
    and:
    http://digitalmuseum.rekibun.or.jp/app/collection/detail?ss=01=1000200=2000220=0192202043
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