KUNIYOSHI, Utagawa (1797-1861) - Silhouettes of three foxes engaged in human activities.

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Artist:KUNIYOSHI, Utagawa (1797-1861)

Title:Silhouettes of three foxes engaged in human activities.

Series: From a group of Kuniyoshi drawings collected at the artist's school, serving as study material for the master's students (Ref.Lit.: Matthi Forrer, "Drawings by Utagawa Kuniyoshi - from the collection of the National Museum of Ethnology, The Hague"); 1988.

Date:1840s-50s

Medium:Black ink ('sumi') on paper.

Size/Format:roughly 8" x 8"

Description:Probably a design study for one of the artist's series depicting cats or foxes as shadow figures, - eventually intended for a series of fan prints.

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KUNIYOSHI, Utagawa (1797-1861) - Silhouettes of three foxes engaged in human activities.

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