Lot 371
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), Two Prints from the Cloudy Genji Series, Circa 1845-1861

Lot 371 Details
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), Two Prints from the Cloudy Genji Series, Circa 1845-1861
Consisting of No.39 'Yugiri' (Evening Mist) from the series 'Ukiyo-e Parallels for the Cloudy Chapters of the Tale of Genji' (Genji kumo ukiyoe awase), depicting the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as the wrestler Kinugawa Tanizo dealing with two assailants; and 'Kumogakure' (Hidden by Clouds) from the series 'Gleanings from the Cloudy Chapters of the Tale of Genji' (Genji kumo shui), depicting the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII in red makeup as Matsugae Sakinosuke holding a knife in front a lakeside pavilion; colour woodblock prints, framed
sheet 15 x 10 in — 38 x 25.5 cm
Estimate $100-$200
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Note:
Compare 'Yugiri' with the same prints at the British Museum, accession number 2008,3037.17439; and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 11.36535.
Compare 'Kumogakure' with the same print at the British Museum, accession number 2008,3037.17455
The British Museum, accession number 2008,3037.17439
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 11.36535
The British Museum, accession number 2008,3037.17455