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Yoshiiku - Newspaper Insert

Yoshiiku - Newspaper Insert

Utagawa Yoshiiku

An interesting newspaper insert print by the artist Yoshiiku that was published in a Tokyo newspaper in 1888. the person pictured may be kabuki actor Nakamura Fukusuke and he’s retelling a story by a famous poet/monk named Saigyo who wrote a lot about Mount Fuji. Saigyō (西行, 1118–1190) A renowned Heian-period poet-monk famous for his contemplative, wandering life and poems centered on nature, especially Mt. Fuji. This piece involves some women that Saigyo probably encountered during his travels.

Date: 1888

Condition: Good color, not backed, some embossing, stains and ink bleed as shown.

Genre: Ukiyo-e, Yakusha-e

Medium: Woodblock Print

$45.00 USD
$45.00 USD
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