UTAGAWA TOYOSAI (1848-1920)

UTAGAWA TOYOSAI (1848-1920)

CHIKANOBU YOSHU (1838-1912)

MEIJI PERIOD, C.1891

Two Japanese woodblock prints triptychs, the first by Toyosai and depicting figures observing two men landing with parachutes, one of them possibly Percival Spencer (1864-1913), a British parachutist; the other by Yoshu and depicting courtesans enjoying hanami, both mounted on board, all sheets oban tate-e, approx. 35.4cm x 23.2cm. (2)