Japanese Print Description
KUNIYASU (1794-1832)
courtesan Hana-Ogi of the Ogiya house
Parody of Zhu Wu: the Divine Strategist “Shinkigunshi Shubu no mitate” (神機軍師朱武の見立) from” “Ōgiya uchi Hanaōgi” The (扇屋内 花扇)
Signed: Ippōsai Kuniyasu ga
Series: Tsūzoku Suikoden Gōketsu Hyaku-hachi-nin no Hitori” The hundred and eight heroes of the Suikoden
Publisher: Kagaya Kichiemon
Censor’s seal: kiwame
ca 1820 – 1828
Oban tate-e 9.75 in,13.25 in, A little trimmed otherwise very good.
The curatorial files at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston note: “The series title [of this Kuniyasu print] and its cartouche are copied directly from the famous series by Kuniyoshi. Here, courtesans imitate the Chinese heroes.”
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