| | Stockno.: | B20-008 | Artist: | Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (1786-1865) | Description: | Kanadehon yakō no tama 仮名手鑑夜光玉 . Three vol.complete.Written by Akushitsubyō Kagefude 悪疾兵衛景筆. Based on the texts by Utei Enba II 二代烏亭焉馬 (1792-1862),
Together with jōruri text (a type of dramatic recitation, accompanied by samisen), this is a parody on the Kanadehon Chūshingura. Written with different kanji, but the same pronunciation, this must have been an easy reference for its audience.
| Signed: | On various plates: Bukiyō Matabei (婦喜用又平): pseudonym of Kunisada | Size: | 15.7 x 22.5 | Condition: | Very good impression, colour and condition. Original covers | Price: | Euro 4200 SOLD | Reference: | See for another copy: https://pulverer.si.edu/node/578/title/3. The Pulverer impression is incorrectly bound. | | | |
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