Japanese Art - 23rd May 2018

Lot 838

A JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT TRIPTYCH EDO / MEIJI PERIOD By Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

Estimate £500 - £1,000

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Description

A JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT TRIPTYCH

EDO / MEIJI PERIOD

By Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), depicting Lord Yoritomo releasing a thousand cranes as an offering to the Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine (Udaisho Yoritomo ko Tsurugaoka Hachimangu e horaku no tame senba no tsuru o hojoe o okanai yo n), 36.7cm x 73.7cm.