Japanese Works of Art - 17th May 2022
Lot 187
UTAGAWA TOYOSAI (1848-1920)
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £380
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Description
UTAGAWA TOYOSAI (1848-1920)
CHIKANOBU YOSHU (1838-1912)
MEIJI PERIOD, C.1891
Two Japanese woodblock prints triptychs, the first by Toyosai and depicting figures observing two men landing with parachutes, one of them possibly Percival Spencer (1864-1913), a British parachutist; the other by Yoshu and depicting courtesans enjoying hanami, both mounted on board, all sheets oban tate-e, approx. 35.4cm x 23.2cm. (2)