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Stockno.:24-034
Artist:Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) 歌川国貞 (三代目 歌川豊国) (1786-1865)
Description: Poem by Gonchūnagon Atsutada 権中納言敦忠, Actor Bandō Mitsugorō III 三代目坂東三津五郎 as Shunkan sōzu 俊寛僧都, from the series Comparisons for Thirty-six Selected Poems (Mitate sanjūrokkasen no uchi 見立三十六歌撰之内). Published by Iseya Kanekichi in 11/1852. Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirō (Hori Take). The poem, referring to the sea at Ise, reads: 「伊勢の海 千ひろの浜に ひろふとも 今は何て ふかひか有へき」
Signed:Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
Size:Ōban tate-e
Condition:Very good impression, colour and condition. Binding holes on the left.
Price:EURO 375
Reference:Kokubungaku kenkyû shiryôkan, ed., Zusetsu mitate to yatsushi (2008), p. 99, cat. no. 51