Lot 78120 · 2024 June 27 Japanese Woodblock Prints from The Nelkin Collection Part I Signature® Auction
Someone Who Makes a Fool of People (Hito o baka ni shita hito da), from the series A Figures' Face Yose-e (menso giga)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 · Woodblock on paper
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- Heritage Auctions — 2024 June 27 Japanese Woodblock Prints from The Nelkin Collection Part I Signature® Auction · 27 June 2024
- Dimensions
- 13-3/4 x 9-3/4 inches (34.9 x 24.8 cm) (sheet, oban )
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13487547
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- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳, Someone Who Makes a Fool of People (Hito o baka ni shita hito da), from the series A Figures' Face Yose-e (menso giga). Heritage Auctions, 27 Jun 2024, lot 78120. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13487547.
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳, Someone Who Makes a Fool of People (Hito o baka ni shita hito da), from the series A Figures' Face Yose-e (menso giga). Heritage Auctions, 27 Jun 2024, lot 78120. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13487547.
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