Japanese Works of Art - 14th November 2018
Lot 1080
FOUR JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £100
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Description
FOUR JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS, UKIYO-E
EDO AND MEIJI PERIODS
Two by Toyokuni III (1786-1865), one depicting Hanagiri, the daughter of Hatakeyama Shigetada, the other with the Kabuki characters Shigetada and Yoritomo; the third by Kuniyoshi Utagawa (1798-1861) and with a scene from Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees with Shume no Kokingo, and the last by Toyokuni I (1769-1825) with the actor Ichikawa Danjuro as Kuganosuke, all mounted on board, 38.8cm x 26.6cm max. (4)