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Lot 79*
Utagawa Kunimaro (b.1793) Circa 1848
5 November 2009, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£3,000 - £3,500
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Circa 1848
Three complete volumes with title-slip Hanazumo Shijyu Hatte (Forty-eight techniques of sumo wrestling) vol.1: 2pp. of preface, 6 double-page and 2 single-page of colour illustrations, 14pp. of text; vol.2: 4 double-page and 2 single-page of colour illustrations, 16pp. of text; vol.3: 4 double-page and 2 single-page of colour illustrations, 12pp. of text; some pages signed Maromaru ga/Maromaru hitsu (another pen name for the artist). 25cm x 31cm (9 7/8in x 12¼in). (3).
Three complete volumes with title-slip Hanazumo Shijyu Hatte (Forty-eight techniques of sumo wrestling) vol.1: 2pp. of preface, 6 double-page and 2 single-page of colour illustrations, 14pp. of text; vol.2: 4 double-page and 2 single-page of colour illustrations, 16pp. of text; vol.3: 4 double-page and 2 single-page of colour illustrations, 12pp. of text; some pages signed Maromaru ga/Maromaru hitsu (another pen name for the artist). 25cm x 31cm (9 7/8in x 12¼in). (3).
Footnotes
錦絵本 春画 全3巻 歌川国麿 花相撲四十八手 19世紀中期
























