Benoit Varaillon also known as beno uki ga (France, b. 1978) Portrait of an actor inspired by Toshiro Mifune with forty-seven (47) ronin (chushingura) design coat and a maple leaves 2017 A contemporary handmade yakusha-e oban tata-e woodblock print on Japanese Nishinoushi paper (60 grams) with twenty-three (23) colored applications, embossing (kamedashi) and burnishing (sho-men-zuri) effects Signed on the lower margin Numbered on the lower left margin: 38/47 37,5 x 25 cm Provenance: A large collection of 100+ Japanese woodblock prints, properties from a French collector. Notes: Benoit Varaillon, also known as Beno Uki Ga, is a French mokuhanga printmaker who mixes the traditional and the modern. 2. This print has been created for the exhibition ‘Les 47 Ronin’ presented in the Musée d’Histoire de Nantes - Château des Ducs de Bretagne, from 2017-10-21 to 2018-01-07. Click HERE for more details about this event. Click HERE to see the making process. NOTE: CONDITION REPORTS AND MEASUREMENTS It is up to the bidder to satisfy themselves prior to buying as to the condition of a lot. In relation to Condition Reports, whilst we make certain observations on the lot, which are intended to be as helpful as possible, references in the condition report to damage or restoration are for guidance. The absence of such a reference does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. The condition report is an expression of opinion only and must not be treated as a statement of fact. Measurements and weight are approximate and the potential bidder may re-ask it to be checked when asking for a condition report.