Japanese Works of Art - 17th May 2022
Lot 179
UTAGAWA KUNISADA II / KUNIMASA III / TOYOKUNI IV (1823-80)
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £150
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Description
UTAGAWA KUNISADA II / KUNIMASA III / TOYOKUNI IV (1823-80)
EDO PERIOD, 1864
A collection of eight Japanese woodblock prints illustrating various chapters from the Genji Monogatari (Tale of Genji), each depicting figures wearing colourful garments underneath a large open fan with calligraphy relating to the poem, all signed, oban tate-e, all approx. 37cm x 25cm. (8)