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Artist:Various artists - Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), Torii Kiyomitsu II, Shibata Zeshin
Description: The liberated birds: a memorial book for Kanjaku (Kanjaku tsuizen hanashitori) Published in Edo by Kintsūsha in 1852 (Kaei 5). A two volume set in commemoration of the actor Nakamura Utaemon whose artist name was Kanjaku (= playing with sparrows), hence the illustrations on the original covers. 2 volumes, numerous illustrations and poems