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A heptaptych (seven-panel print ) made up of seven Japanese wood block prints by famed artist Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900).
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A heptaptych (seven-panel print ) made up of seven Japanese wood block prints by famed artist Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900).
The complete set is Titled “Seven Poems for Good Fortune at Sunrise on New Year's Day in the Modern World”.
Subject: A heptaptych (seven-panel print) showing famous actors celebrating New Year's by attaching poems to snow-dusted plum branches.
Context: A celebration of modern actors (including Shikan IV, Otani Tomoemon V, Kawarasaki Gonjuro I, etc.) in contemporary festive attire.
Year of production: First year of Keio (1865)
SIGNED: Kunichika hitsu 国周筆
MARKS: Censor's seal: Ox 12 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：丑十二改
彫師：なし
DIMENSIONS: 14 × 9 1/2 in.
Actors are tying poems signed with their poetry names to snow-covered branches of red plum.
REFERENCE: The MFA Boston has five of the seven sheets of this series in their collection.
The seven sheets fit together as a heptaptych, probably in the following order, from right to left:
Sheet 1: Waseda db 007-0778, Ichimura Kakitsu IV
Sheet 2: 11.40609, Ôtani Tomoemon V
Sheet 3: Waseda db 007-0761, Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I
Sheet 4: 11.40610, Nakamura Shikan IV
Sheet 5: 11.40611, Bandô Hikosaburô V
Sheet 6: 11.40536, Sawamura Tanosuke III
Sheet 7: 11.40612, Ichikawa Kuzô III
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- Dimensions
- 9.5ʺW × 0.2ʺD × 14ʺH
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Period
- Mid 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Paper
- Woodcut
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Blue
- Condition Notes
- Excellent condition Frayed edges Creases Refer photos for details Excellent condition Frayed edges Creases Refer photos for details less
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