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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Oban tate-e from...

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Oban tate-e from the series Hyakunin Isshu, One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets, plate Ono no Komachi, The poetess leaning at a low table under the cherry blossoms in the wind. Signed Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga, publisher Ehiko. (Margins trimmed). 37 x 25 cm The color of the flowers faded away in vain I passed in this world contemplating the long rains. Provenance: Wansart Gallery, Brussels, February 5, 1949.