Re: Kuniyoshi - different series of 47 Ronin

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: : Lester wrote: (corrected) : : The second series to which you refer is discussed by B.W.Robinson in "Kuniyoshi: The Warrior Prints" : : (1982) as series S90... Seichu gishin meimei kagami : : (Mirror of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Retainers) 50 prints listed in the series. : : Robinson writes: "Each print represents one of the Ronin in action, and upper part is occupied by the title, on a black tsuba-shaped cartouche, adjoined by an allusive design by one of Kuniyoshi's daughters, and a poem. The set is numbered by the "iroha" syllables each in a lozenge-shaped label, but sometimes they are omitted. Pub(lisher) Ise-ya Isaburo; cens(or) aratame; date seal Snake 3-8, April-October 1857." : : --------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : I have 2 prints each of two different series of the 47 Ronin by Kunisada. : : : 2 are from the series currently showing at www.castlefinearts.com, with : : : figures on plain paper, identified by numerals in a roundel. : : : 2 are from another series, with figures in scene, identified by Hiragana : : : symbol in a diamond. There is a secondary image at top left, and series : : : title is in white on a black tsuba at top right. Publication date is : : : Snake/6. : : : Can anyone tell me anything about this series, as I have never seen prints : : : like this published anywhere. I can e-mail .jpgs. : : : Thanks, : : : Newell White

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