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Otsuma and Hachirobei

Size: 40.0cm by 26.5cm (15.75 in by 10.43 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Utagawa Kunisada

Era: Post-war | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 12,000$ 96.00£ 70.50€ 82.75 [Item has been sold]

Description: This is from a Kunisada series depicting beautiful women against the background of a Joruri (ballad drama) script. This print refers to a Joruri play, Otuma Hachirobei, in which Hachirobei, who was in a relationship with Otsuma, killed her in a fit of jealousy.

The boldly diagonally drawn letters in the background, combined with the tense facial expression of the woman, give the impression of a dramatic story.

This particular print is a post-war reproduction by Yamada Shoin. Printer: Aoyagi / Carver: Koike

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