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The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, at Hara,
from the series of fifty-eight prints, Fifty-three Pairings
for the Tokaido, published from 1845 to 1846, was the joint work of
three artists: nineteen of the designs were contributed by Hiroshige,
eight by Kunisada (Toyokuni III), while the remaining thirty-one
were created by Kuniyoshi.- The print depicts the old bamboo-gatherer,
Sanugi no Miyakko at the garden gate; his daughter, Kaguya-hime,
seated within. Reference: B.W.Robinson, Kuniyoshi - The Warrior Prints; Oxford, 1982; series S.44, no. 14; p. 128. |