A Rare Original Japanese Woodcut Print


' The Courtesan Yamanaya Urasato '

By
Utagawa Toyokuni
(Tokyokuni I,1769-1825)
Possibly posthumous from the 1850s

From the play Akegarasu Hana no Nureginu
where she and her lover Kasugaya Tokijiro are in suicide pact.
Signed Toyokuni ga in a Toshidama cartouche
With censor's seals: Aratame & Nanushi
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke

An original Japanese Woodblock Print
(thus not a reprint or art print).

Condition:
As per our pictures
(very good for it's age,
with slight soiling at the edges as shown)

Sheet Size: Oban
Approx. 9.5 x 13.5 inches
tate-e format

Please note that regular shipping only carries 20 pounds-worth of insurance,
Tracked/Signed For services must be used above this.

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