Japanese Works of Art - 13th November 2025

Lot 920

UTAGAWA KUNISADA I (TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1865)

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £483

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Description

UTAGAWA KUNISADA I (TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1865)
UTAGAWA KUNISADA II (UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI IV, 1823-80)
UTAGAWA KUNISADA III (ICHIYOSAI, 1786-1864)
UTAGAWA YOSHITSUYA (1822-66)
EDO/MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY

A collection of nine Japanese woodblock print triptychs and one diptych, variously depicting figures in interiors and gardens, all the prints mounted with ornate floral backings and with title slips. (9)

Provenance: from the Estate of a Collector, Heath House, Hampshire, and thence by descent. By repute, acquired in Asia at the turn of the 19th century.