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Women and children prepare to fly a giant kite with the face of Daruma on it

Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Title: Mu tsuki / Go-seku no uchi

Date: 1840 c.

Signature: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga

Publisher's seal: Enshuya Matabei

Format: Oban triptych; woodblock printed

Size: 14 1/2'' x 9 7/8'' (per sheet)

 

Very fine condition, color, and impression

 

Comment: Daruma is the Japanese name for Bodhidharma, a Buddhist monk traditionally credited as the founder of Chán (Zen) Buddhism in China.

Illustrated: We can find one other example of this design; see British Museum # 1907,0531,0.620.1-3. It is trimmed, soiled, and worn

 

Kuniyoshi - Gosekku no uchi

$13,500.00Price
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