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Subject:Re: Kunisada Print Additional Pictures
Posted By: Michael Mon, Aug 24, 2015
This posting is intended to illustrate the difference found in the pattern detail of the obi sash of Kunisada print #17 Yui.
According to Kunisada.de "The first edition of this series seems to have been published by Sanoya Kihei and Moriya Jihei together, the prints bear the seal of both publishers and also a red kiwame seal. Later editions have only one publisher seal, either Sanoya Kihei or Moriya Jihei."
The first picture seen below is a close-up detail from an example found on the MFA Boston website. This example has only the Moriya Jihei publisher mark.
The second picture seen below is a close-up detail from an example found on the MAK Vienna website. This example has only the Sanoya Kihei publisher mark.
The third picture is a close-up from my print in question.
In the current related other post titled >>Kunisada Print Mystery Help Please>> a reply was posted by Stan in which he suggests the difference can be explained by a repair of the woodblock print.
Also, Stan explains that both publishers would have used the same set of woodblocks and there would not be two different sets of woodblocks.
So, the question becomes, if Kunisada.de is correct about the sequence of the print publisher (combined, then one or the other), and Stan is correct about a repair causing the difference in the pattern in the obi, then the question becomes which variation was the original?
Again, assuming Kunisada.de is correct, it stands to reason which ever pattern matches the edition with both publisher's seals would be the one before the repair/change. However, I can not find an example online of this print with both publisher's seals, only one or the other.
Finally, in addition to the differences seen in the pattern of the sash, notice the differences in other block lines (the curves at the hem of the robe)how fine the printing is between the Moriya Jihei publisher (MFA at top) and the two Sanoya Kihei examples below (MAK Wien, then mine at bottom).
Any leads or references to other examples of the Sanoya Kihei version or examples of both publisher's seals is greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your kind assistance.
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