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Kunikazu - Tales of Modern Heroes

Kunikazu - Tales of Modern Heroes

Isshûsai Kunikazu (active circa 1849 - 1867)

Date: 1868
Publisher: Unknown
Genre: Ukiyo-e, Musha-e
Medium: Woodblock Print. Chuban (9 1/2" x 7")

A warrior with a naginata and enemy heads, from the series "Tales of Modern Heroes" - this series depicts heroes from the Boshin War, the civil war between samurai loyal to the Tokugawa Shogunate against troops seeking to bring about Imperial rule under the Emperor. Each print portrays a warrior in battle or before or after the fighting.

Isshûsai Kunikazu, was an Osaka print designer. He might have studied under artist Utagawa Kunisada I. Kunikazu worked almost exclusively in small format (chûban, approx. 250 x 180 mm, and mameban, 130x100 mm or smaller size prints.

Condition: Good color saturation and overall condition. Some repair under the series title as shown. Backed on thin paper.

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