Japanese Works of Art - 14th November 2018
Lot 1073
FOUR JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
FOUR JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS, UKIYO-E
EDO AND MEIJI PERIODS
Two by Toyokuni III (1786-1865) with the Kabuki characters Seiran and Asakura Togo, and Jiraiya Taro and Hitomaru Oroku; another by Kunisada II (1823-1880) depicting the actor Onoe Kikujiro playing the act of Yamauba, and the last by Toyokuni II (1777-1834) of a beauty gazing at cherry blossoms, all mounted on board, 35.2cm x 23.6cm max. (4)