| Artist |
Chikanobu |
| Title |
Depiction of the stabbing of seven people at the Sugidoya in the New Yoshiwara in Edo |
| Date |
August 1880 |
| Publisher |
Yamamura Kinsaburo |
| Format |
Oban triptych (28 3/4" X 14 1/2") |
| Comment |
This print depicts an historic event. A young man from Fukushima, Tokunaga Bin, attacked and killed seven people in a brothel on July 23, 1879. A very rare subject for Chikanobu, who is much better known for his elegant designs of beautiful women. |
| Price |
$375. |
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