| | Stockno.: | 21-055 | Artist: | Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章 (1726-1792) | Description: | The Syllable Ru: The Rooster, from the series Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Prints (Fūryū nishiki-e Ise monogatari). Circa 1770–73.
No. 11 in the series of 48, illustrating episode 14 of Tales of Ise.
The series was apparently published in the form of two orihon albums, the first volume (24 designs on 12 aiban sheets) in about 1770, the second volume in about 1772-73.
| Signed: | unsigned | Size: | Chuban 15.7 x 22.7 cm | Condition: | very good impression, colour and condition | Price: | Euro 1450 SOLD | Reference: | Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), #233 | | | |
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