Japanese Works of Art - 23rd November 2021

Lot 1133

UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £2500

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Description

UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)

EDO PERIOD, C.1847-52

A Japanese woodblock print triptych entitled Gen Ushikawamaru Sojobo ni shitagai bujutsu o oboeru zu (Minamoto no Ushiwakamaru/Yoshitsune attended by Kisanda, practises fencing with the tengu in the forest at night under the direction of their king, Sojobo), published by Enshuya Hikobei, censors' seals Mera and Watanabe, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi, oban tate-e, each sheet approximately 36cm x 25.5cm. (3)

See the British Museum, access. no.1907,0531,0.623.1-3 for another example of this triptych.