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Subject:Re: Identify artist?
Posted By: I.Nagy Sun, Nov 10, 2019
Signature reads,
國貞改二代目 - Kunisada aratamete nidaime
豊國画 - Toyokuni-ga
Picture of Kunisada changing his name to the second
Toyokuni
Censor's seal,
村松 - Muramatsu (Seal used between 1843-46)
Publisher's mark,
ゑびすや - Ebisuya (Shōshichi)
Utagawa Kunisada II 1823-80
In the year 1844-45 Kunisada used this "Kunisada changing his name to the second" signature, whereby he ignored the fact that Toyoshige has used the name Toyokuni for more than 10 years, so he was the 3rd of the name in reality.
With regards,
I.Nagy
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