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A PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION OF PRINTS BY UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
Kiyomori Nyudo Nunobiki no taki yuran Akugenda Yoshihira no rei Nanba Jiro o utsu [The Ghost of Akugenda Yoshihira Striking Down His Killer, Nanba Jiro, at Nunobiki Waterfall Before Kiyomori and His Men]

Woodblock print, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, published by Iseya Sanjiro, circa 1825
Vertical oban triptych (each sheet approx. 37 x 25cm.)
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At the Nunobiki waterfall the ghost of Akugenda Yoshihira rises on a ball of flames, striking down his killer Namba Jiro with dynamic bolts of lightning, watched by Kiyomori and his entourage.

Further impressions are in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (see www.mfa.org accession number 11.39556a-c) and the Honolulu Museum of Art (see www.honolulumuseum.org museum number 11641.09).


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