Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825) Courtesan with Attendant Japan, Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century Hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk Gift of Dr. Nathan V. Hammer, 1960 (6158.1) The signature on this work identifies its creator as Utagawa Toyokuni. The well-known comic author Shikitei Sanba 式亭三馬 (1766-1822), listed on the colophon as the editor (閲 - inspection and approval), authored the preface and, as it has been suggested, may have also authored the afterword which carries Toyokuni's signature. ), signed Toyokuni ga, sealed Ichiyosai Utagawa Toyokuni is best known as the leading theatre print designer and book illustrator of the late 18th and early 19th century. Brooklyn Museum, New York City. 1843-45 : tate-e oban Original woodblock print - Paper - Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825) - Kabuki actor Iwai Kumesaburo II as Oshichi お七 - Japan - 1811 (Bunka 8) Censor seal: kiwame ("approved") Signature: Toyokuni ga Publisher: Kawachiya Genshichi Slightly soiled, rubbed and creased, faded colours. Condition: Good . Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769-1825). Kunisada's earliest woodcuts date from 1809 and he quickly established himself as a master of figure and . Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777-1835), also known as Toyoshige, was a designer of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints in Edo. Signature: ⼀陽斎Ichiyosai and ⾹蝶楼Kochoro Toyokuni. Also known as 'Utagawa Kunisada Toyokuni Iii'. Utagawa Kunisada (signing Toyokuni) (1786 - 1865) ca. He headed the Utagawa school. Fūryū genji yuki no nagame 1853. He did, in fact, perform Shibaraku in the 11th month kaomise performance at the Morita-za theatre in 1812 (which fits the style of Toyokuni's signature). Fold through the middle, edge wear, nice color and . Interior View of a Kabuki Theater, 1793.Woodblock color print, 14 7/8 x 29 15/16 in. Utagawa Kunisada was a Japanese artist known for his woodblock prints in the ukiyo-e style, similar to his contemporaries Ando Hiroshige, Katsushika Hokusai, and Utagawa Kuniyoshi. I was fortunate to save this Japanese print from the garbage. Kunisada creates . View Full Details. View Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)'s artworks on artnet. Kunisada Utagawa as Toyokuni III. Notes: Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print . The woodblock print is printed on rice paper. Signature: Toyokuni ga on each print Inscription: On sensu shinajina (Various kinds of fans) Eijudo (store name) Provenance Howard Mansfield , New York (until 1936; sold to MMA) Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. Publisher: Maruya Jinpachi 丸屋甚八 The signature says "Toyokuni ga,"豊国画" Kunisada is a art work around the. He was also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III, under which name he would sign many of his works. He was the pupil, son-in-law and adopted son of Toyokuni I.The former used the name Toyoshige (豊重) until 1826, the year after his teacher's death, when he began signing his work Toyokuni (豊国). Format: oban tate-e, H.14.5 x W.9.675". Learn about the artist and find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices. He was 70 years old. VERY FINE DIPTYCH CREATED OVER THE PERIOD 1842 to 1843. Format: oban tate-e, H.14.375 x W.10". Toyokuni II's work strongly resembled that of his teacher, and that similarity, paired with his use of Toyokuni's name—especially his exact signature—continues to raise questions about the authorship of certain prints. Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) was born in Japan in 1786 and was considered one of the most prolific printmakers of Ukiyo-e woodblock design (Adams 763). Please let us know about the item in as much detail as you can. Auction Date: Apr 30, 2016 Estimate: $100 - $150 Description: TOYOKUNI III / KUNISADA UTAGAWA UKIYO-E WOODBLOCK PRINTS, LOT OF THREE, most likely a triptych, the first depicting a seated man in kimono reading a scroll under lamp light with a folding screen behind him on the right edge of the image, the second with . UTAGAWA KUNISADA was born in the Honjo district in 1786. His reputation outbid his contemporaries, Hokusai, Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi, by far.Kunisada was always setting the trends by following the most recent influences. Signature: Toyokuni ga : Size: 14 1/4" x 9 5/8" There is another copy of this . In 1825 Toyokuni I had died. (36 5/8 x 13 3/8 ins. From the late eighteenth century on, Toyokuni and his numerous Utagawa-school disciples dominated the production of ukiyo-e prints of Kabuki stars. The Andō family were Samurai, the highest ranking of the four Japanese castes, and consequently entitled to a hereditary post as fire wardens in the civil . Toyokuni's series of more than fifty designs, "Pictures of Actors on the Stage", issued from 1794-96, actor portraiture, This image was published by Bakuro yotsugiya and shows the Samurai Kudo Suketsune from . During his lifetime Kunisada Utagawa was considered to be the best print designer by his contemporaries. Censor Seal: "aratame" (examined), year of the cock (1861) 10th month. Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777-1835), also known as Toyoshige, was a designer of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints in Edo.He was the pupil, son-in-law and adopted son of Toyokuni I.The former used the name Toyoshige (豊重) until 1826, the year after his teacher's death, when the family gave him the right to use his teacher's name and he began signing his work Toyokuni (豊国). Utagawa Kunisada, also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786 - 1865), was the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. SIGNATURE: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi Ga on Both Woodblock Prints. The print is not framed. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861) - Ôgiya uchi hanaôgi (The courtesan Hanao of Ôgi-ya). Kunisada was a highly popular, and the most active, ukiyo-e artist of the 19th century. He entered the school of Utagawa Toyokuni the 1st (1786 to 1825) around 1800 as an apprentice at the age of 14. Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825) The Fan Store Eijudō . Utagawa Kunisada, also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III, was the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-ewoodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. See Sold Price. SIZE: Each Woodblock Print measures 37.5cm x 26cm (10.4 inches x 10.2 inches) making a TOTAL SCENE is 52cm x 37.5cm (20.4 inches x 14.8 inches . Kunisada Utagawa (1786-1865) was a prolific and leading ukiyo-e artist of the first half of the 19th century - the late Edo period. For his more pornographic works, the works would be signed under the alias . He was the pupil, son-in-law and adopted son of T. Utagawa Toyokuni's Yakusha konote gashiwa (1803) consists of 2 volumes in which 24 lower and higher ranked actors are represented, and, like actor prints (yakusha-e), offered the possibility to extend the actors' expression beyond the stage of the theater. View Utagawa Toyokuni (Toyokuni I)'s artworks on artnet. He used a confusing number of names and signatures. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana. Actors Segawa Rokou 瀬川路考 playing the role of Iga no tsubone This is the work of the Toyokuni I .The first Toyokuni was the founder of the Toyokuni faction and was the largest . Utagawa Kunisada (1786 - 1864) was active/lived in Japan. Utagawa Toyokuni (歌川豊國), was born in Edo, the son of Kurahashi (倉橋) Gorobei, a carver of dolls and puppets (including kabuki figures). Images. Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio. Sell art from your collection. Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777-1835), also known as Toyoshige, was a designer of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints in Edo.He was the pupil, son-in-law and adopted son of Toyokuni I.The former used the name Toyoshige (豊重) until 1826, the year after his teacher's death, when the family gave him the right to use his teacher's name and he began signing his work Toyokuni (豊国). He was more popular than Hiroshige, Hokusai or Kuniyoshi. (37.1 x 25.6 cm). Woodblock is in nice original condition for its age. Artist: Utagawa Kunisada [Toyokuni III] (1786-1864). Utagawa Kunisada. 1834-1843. IEGOR Auctions. Each volume of the picture-book is composed of 6 double-page illustrations, depicting . In 1800-1801, at the age of fourteen or fifteen, he became a pupil of Utagawa Toyokuni I (歌川豊國 1769-1825) and took the artist name "Kunisada" (國貞) soon thereafter (see signature image at immediate right). Toyokuni II, or Utagawa Toyoshige, was a student and adopted son of Utagawa Toyokuni. Condition: Once again in this mid-century print, Kunisada has sought out the best of the publishers and block cutters. Later in 1844 Kunisada decided to take the name of his master and called himself Toyokuni. Rival artists Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) and Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) were the two. The biography and woodblock prints of Utagawa Kunisada(1786-1865) Utagawa Kunisada(歌川国貞) was the one of the most popular ukiyo-e artists at the end of the Tokugawa period as well as Utagawa Kuniyoshi(歌川国芳), among the disciples of the first Toyokuni(豊国). 4 In 1827 he adopted an additional go (artist name), occasionally signing Kōchōrō Kunisada (mainly on non-actor prints) until, in 1844, he took the name Toyokuni III. In his own time, his reputation far exceeded that of his contemporaries, Hokusai, Hiroshige and . Artists signature in a yellow toshidama cartouche "Toyokuni ga". UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769-1825) A bijin carrying a fan bearing the artist's signature, the print also signed Toyokuni ga, date seal Snake (1809) Oban tate-e (with Toyokuni's signature above the figure), a reminder that Toyokuni was also a renowned designer of actor prints. SIZE: 34.2cm x 23cm He signed his works "Kunisada," sometimes with the studio names of Gototei and Kochoro affixed. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Sanoya Kihei, 1830 - 1844, signature: Ichiyûsai Toyokuni ga, publisher's seal: Sanoki, kiwame seal. Censor Seal: "aratame" (examined), year of the cock (1861) 9th month. Toyokuni III), to the left of this is the aratame censor's seal giving the date of May of 1859, and the publisher seal of Ise Yoshi. Signature: ni konomi Toyokuni ga. . Interior View of a Kabuki Theater, 1793.Woodblock color print, 14 7/8 x 29 15/16 in. Utagawa Toyokuni (Toyokuni I) was a Japanese Ukiyo-e known for his prints of erotica, aristocracy, and kabuki actors. Submit. Signatures of Kunisada I (left) and Kunisada II (center and right) In this Japanese name, the surname is Utagawa. See also category: Japanese artists who used the gō (art-name) "Utagawa Toyokuni". print in the . Learn about the artist and find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Kunisada I, Utagawa 'Toyokuni III' (Japan, 1786 - 1864) Date: 1820 - 1827: Medium: Original Japanese Woodcut: Note: Gototei Kunisada Signature (Before, 1827) Note: Utagawa Kunisada I: Perhaps the best known printmaking artist of his day, Kunisada apprenticed under Toyokuni. This illustrated page tries to give a little bit of help. Original woodblock print - Paper - Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825) - Actor Segawa Rokô IV 瀬川路考 as Iga no Tsubone いがのつぼね - Japan - 1812 (Bunka 9) The signature says "Toyokuni e"豊国画". Utagawa Toyokuni II, also known as Toyoshige, was a designer of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints in Edo. Engraver Seal: Yokogawa. An actor of Kabuki. His successors continued this practise. Dimensions: Oban triptych. In 1844, he adopted the name of his teacher and became Toyokuni III. This wonderful modern artwork represents two Geishas in a interior. Kunisada's earliest woodcuts date from 1809 and he quickly established . Good conditions except for some folds and tears along the margins. Medium: Color woodblock. Publisher: Joushuu-ya Kinzou. Utagawa Kunisada, also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786 - 1865), was the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. Has a couple small pinholes. Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). (The accession number is from the William Sturgis Bigelow Collection 11.29139.) (37.8 x 76 cm). Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769-1825). In contrast to his younger disciple, he was a serious person and always neatly dressed. Depending on the subject of his painting (landscape, kabuki, or other), Kunisada would sign with a different studio signature (Gototei for kabuki, or Kochoro for other things). 日本語: 初代歌川豊国に関するカテゴリ. Condition: Very good colors and impression, wormage hole on upper left; small holes on lower left, top middle & right; small . Up for auction is an original antique Japanese woodblock print by artist Utagawa Kunisada Toyokuni dating from the mid 19th Century. Date: ca. After the master (Toyokuni) Died Kunisada was permitted to use the name Toyokuni the third and his recorded signatures in versions, sometimes with both names, number around 200. Utagawa Toyokuni, a pupil of Utagawa Toyoharu (1735-1814), was a preeminent designer of actor prints from the mid 1790s until his death. 14 x 9 1/2 inches. Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese: 歌川 国貞; also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III (三代歌川豊国); 1786 - 12 January 1865) was the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. signature: kiō Toyokuni hitsu actor: Ichimura Kakitsu IV role: Motada Jirō size: ōban censor seal: aratame with date date: 5/1863 publisher: Hiranoya Shinzō carver: hori Ōta Tashichi ref. Utagawa Kunisada is known for Japanese woodblock prints, teaching. Library of Congress (back reinforced with paper on upper part and on margins). He is now known as Toyokuni III. His works places him among the most popular and respected artist of the Edo period. Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, Spain. While a teenager, Toyokuni became a pupil of Utagawa Toyoharu (1735-1814). Hiroshige's name changed regularly as a child; he was also known as Jūemon, Tokubē, and Tetsuzō. An uncut fan print showing a beauty holding a basket with a background of a landscape with hills and pines under a rising sun. - 2. National Museum of Japanese History. UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI: #P3883 TAIRA no KIYOMORI GESTURING TO THE SUN TO STOP IT RISING. Starting in 1844-1845, all of his prints are signed Toyokuni. : N82: signature: kiō Toyokuni hitsu actor: Ichikawa Ichizō III role: Sumitsu kaja Yoshitaka (須美津冠者義高) size: ōban Signatures, monograms, biography and art prices by Utagawa KUNISADA, 1786-1865, Japan. Utagawa Toyokuni II (1786-1864): An Ukiyo-e Woodblock Printed Triptych, in inks and colours on mulberry bark paper, depicting bijin feeding pigeons, signed in the block, framed and glazed: A Woodblock Print after Toyokuni III, being the right-hand sheet of a triptych; Another after Kuniyoshi; and two further prints, all framed and glazed Condition Report: Slight wear and scuffs. 2 works illustrated are by Utagawa Toyokuni. However, the artist Utagawa Toyoshige (豊重 1777-1835) had taken the "Toyokuni" name previously and thus today he is known as "Toyokuni II" while Kunisada is designated "Toyokuni III." The location in this triptych by Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825) is the upper floor of a brothel for boy prostitutes, where a party of three ladies-in-waiting from a samurai household have summoned a group of male entertainers to keep them company for the evening. View info on museum database (enabled through support by the Robert F. Lange Foundation) . more Original woodblock print triptych - Paper - Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) - 'Aki' 秋 (Autumn) - From the series "Genji shiki no uchi" 源氏四季の内 (The Four Seasons of Genji) - Japan - 1857 (Ansei 4) Utagawa . (art-name) after he died, was a great master of . Utagawa Kunisada II ( 歌川国貞, 1823 - 20 July 1880) was a Japanese ukiyo-e print designer, one of three to take the name "Utagawa Kunisada". Utagawa, Toyokuni,, 1786-1865,, artist. The signature "Painted by Toyokuni" (Toyokuni-ga) appears on the left and right prints, while the center piece is signed "Brush of Hiroshige" (Hiroshige hitsu). TOYOKUNI II, KUNISADA AND KUNIYASU. Kunisada passed away in 1864 in the same neighborhood that he was born. On the shini-e (memorial print) for his friend Hiroshige Kunisada signed "Omoi kiya rakurui nagara Toyokuni ga" (3) - designed by Toyokuni, shedding tears while thinking of him. This triptych is a joint work by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) and Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858). He was the son-in-law of Toyokuni I and became the head of the Utagawa school after the death of . Features a Kabuki actor. (37.8 x 76 cm). Again it is a night scene splattered with the same metallic inks. Thus, his signature appeared on a few prints as "Kunisada changing to Toyokuni II" (Kunisada aratame nidai Toyokuni: 國貞改二代豊國). Signature: ichiyuusai Kuniyoshi-ga. A decade later, he started his reign as the preeminent designer of yakusha-e . English: Toyokuni (歌川豊国, 1769 - February 24, 1825) was a Japanese Ukiyo-e artist. Kabuki actors meeting before a temple, ca.1811-14. Marked with the artists signature and publisher mark. This wonderful modern artwork represents two Geishas in a interior. The name of Toyokuni II was claimed by a lesser known and mediocre ukiyo-e artist, Toyoshige. Signature: Toyokuni ga on each print Inscription: On sensu shinajina (Various kinds of fans) Eijudo (store name) Provenance Howard Mansfield , New York (until 1936; sold to MMA) Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777-1835), Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) and Utagawa Kuniyasu (1794-1832): Accordion album, comprised of 82 oban tate-e prints, 38 of which by Kunisada, 39 by Toyokuni II and 5. The darker areas of the landscape are flecked with mica. Utagawa Kunisada (also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III, 1786 - 1865) was the most popular, the most productive and the most commercially successful designer of Japanese woodblock prints (ukiyo-e) in the 19 th century. 1 print (3 sheets) : woodcut, color ; 36.8 x 76.1 cm (whole image), 36.4 x 25.4 cm (left panel), 36.8 x 25.1 cm (center panel), 36.5 x 25.6 cm (right panel) Title Translation: A modern version of the Tale of Genji in snow scenes. Lot 724: TOYOKUNI III / KUNISADA UTAGAWA UKIYO-E WOODBLOCK PRINTS, LOT OF THREE. TOYOKUNIIII. In the 7th year of Tenpo (1836), he entered Kunisada (III Toyokuni), and in 1850, he became the son-in-law of the 3rd generation Toyokuni's eldest daughter, Suzu, and succeeded the name of "national affairs" and became the 2nd generation Utagawa Kunimasa. Shipping calculated at checkout. The round seal to the left of the signature is a censor seal which reads kiwame ('approved'); the rectangular seal below it is that of the publisher (not read). Subject: Yakusha-e (kabuki actor print), Iwai Tojaku (1776-1847) as Osode. An original ukiyo-e woodblock print titled Camellia of Takano (鷹野の山茶花, Takano no sazanka) from the series Popular Matches for Thirty-six Selected Flowers (当盛見立三十六花撰, Tōsei mitate sanjūroku kasen) b. A large surimono which shows Danjuro VII in Shibaraku on a fan on the right. Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese: 歌川 国貞; 1786 - 12 January 1865), also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III (三代 歌川 豊国, Sandai Utagawa Toyokuni), was the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. Category:Utagawa Toyokuni. Utagawa Hiroshige, born as Andō Tokutarō in 1797, was the only son of Andō Gen'emon. Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786-1865). Description: attributed to UTAGAWA KUNISADA "TOYOKUNI III" (Japanese 1786-1865) AND KUNISADA UTAGAWA II (Japanese 1823-1880) A GROUP OF TWO UKIYO-E WOODBLOCK PRINTS, 1830-1847, woodblock prints in color on paper, each signed in plate, "Actor with Bird and Flowers," 13 3/4" x 9 1/2"; and, "Samurai with Cortesan," features are a monochromatic . 5 Other listed names for the artist include Utagawa (Tsunoda), Fubō . The print is crisp and fresh, the colors rich and deep and the engraving outstanding. Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X1119.3a-c (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, X1119.3a-c.jpg) Regular price $400.00 USD. SIGNATURE: Ichiyosai Toyokuni Hitsu in Right Hand Side Panel. Date: 1861. Utagawa Kunisada [Toyokuni III] (1786-1864). Cartouche to upper right gives the character's name, Hayano Kanpei, below this inside a Toshidama carouche is the artist's signature "Toyokuni ga" (Utagawa Kunisada a.ka. Three Japanese Woodblock Prints of Kabuki Actors. In his own time, his reputation far exceeded that of his contemporaries, Hokusai, Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi.Ōmiya Heihachi, Edo print publisher (Marks 413). Color woodblock print on paper, 14 5/8 x 10 1/16 in. 5 works online. The Actor Kawarazaki Gonjuro I (1838-1903) as Osarabakuzo Denji, from the series "Thieves in Designs of the Time," 1859. Publisher: Ebi-ya Rinnosuke; address: horie-cho, ebi bayashi. As most of the Japanese print artists of the Edo period. Publisher: Yamaguchi-ya Toubei. I called it. Utagawa Toyokuni I (歌川豊國) 1769-1825. Artist Biography: Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese: 1786 - 12 January 1865), also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III (Sandai Utagawa Toyokuni), was the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X1119.3a-c (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, X1119.3a-c.jpg) Series: ⾥⾒⼋⽝伝The Legend of the Eight Samurai. Subject: Yakusha-e, Kabuki actor print; Kawarazaki Gonjurou (stage name of Ichikawa Danjurou IX [1838-1903] from 9/1852 to 2/1869).Signature: "ki-o Toyokuni ga" in red toshidama cartouche. Date: 1861. UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI (1769-1825)* Beauty with a hand-mirror Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, 93 x 34 cm. Montreal, , CA. The Kunisada Name and Signature Mess May 11, 2016. Censor Seal: kiwame (approved). /. Format: oban . Utagawa Toyokuni (1769 in Edo - February 24, 1825 in Edo) (Japanese: ???? For example, Kunisada (once he had changed his art-name to Toyokuni) made a habit of signing his prints with his signature inside an elongated oval version of the toshidama (literally, 'New Year's Jewel') seal of the Utagawa school, an unusual cartouche with the zig-zag in the upper right-hand corner. Subject: Yakusha-e, Kabuki actor print; Ichikawa Ichizou III as "Shibahisa?" Signature: "Toyokuni ga" in red toshidama cartouche. 2 His embossed seal reading Shikitai in the cover's pattern, along with the Utagawa School "toshidama" seal, indicates his . From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Series: The three graceful celestial bodies (sun, moon and stars). Ref. Several areas are burnished like the black of his sleeve and Sekibei's hair. Utagawa Kunisada (歌川國貞) was the most celebrated actor-print designer of the nineteenth century, and certainly the most prolific. Signature: Signed Ichiyosai Toyokuni ga: Series: The Life of Oboshi the Loyal (Seichu Oboshi ichidai banashi) Note: Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III): Perhaps the best known printmaking artist of his day, Kunisada apprenticed under Toyokuni. From the 1820s he ran a large studio which dominated print production into the beginning of the Meiji era. His signature designs are identified as being all encompassing of the picture plane. ), also often referred to as Toyokuni I, to distinguish him from the members of his school who took over his g? Good conditions except for some folds and tears along the margins. Toyokuni here presents Sawamura Sōjūrō III (1753-1801) in the role of Shimada Jūzaburō in the play Faithful Courtesans in Yoshiwara. On a few prints (1858/59) the signature is " Ichiyōsai hinashi (the little lion) Toyokuni ga " [ 一陽斎雛獅豊国画] (1, 2). 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