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| Artist: | Kunisada (Magicians) |
| Date: | 1864 |
| Size/Format: | Oban Tate-e (14.5 by 9.75 ins) |
| Description: | The title sheet to the series, Toyokuni kigo kijutsu kurabe, designed by Yoshitora who collaborated on the series. |
| Series: | A Contest of Magic Scenes |
| Publisher: | Hiranoya Shinzo |
| Condition: | Fine. Retains Japanese album backing, |
| Impression: | Fine, with strong visible wood-grain |
| Notes: | From the 'de-luxe' first state printing. For this series, the publisher used the finest materials, thick hosho paper and specially mixed inks. The printing quality is extraordinary and incorporates raised printing, burnishing, metallic embellishment, mica and gofun. The effect is quite breathtaking and imparts an almost three-dimensional quality to the images |
| Price: | £440 (SOLD) |
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