Japanese Works of Art - 16th November 2023
Lot 763
ARTIST UNKNOWN
Estimate £80 - £120 | Hammer £63
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Description
ARTIST UNKNOWN
PROBABLY EDO, 19TH CENTURY
A Japanese surimono woodblock print in the style of Utagawa Kunisada, depicting actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Arajishi Otokonosuke, the character about to strike with an iron fan his villainous adversary Nikki Danjō, who has magically transformed himself into a rat; unsigned, the upper section with lines of calligraphy including various poems; 19.9cm x 17cm.
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