ID 1387378
Lot 163 | TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (1835-1900)
Estimate value
$ 1 500 – 2 500
Murasaki hotaru asobi (Murasaki and fireflies playing)
Woodblock print triptych, from the series Imayo Genji (A modern approach to the Tale of Genji), signed Ichiosai Kunichika ga on the right sheet, Kachoro Kunichika ga on the left sheet, published by Moriya Jihei, 1861
Vertical oban triptych: 145/8 x 97/8 in. (37.1 x 25.1 cm.) each approx.
| Artist: | Kunichika Toyohara (1835-1900) |
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| Medium: | Paper |
| Historical era: | Edo period |
| Place of origin: | Japan |
| Auction house category: | Woodblock print |
| Artist: | Kunichika Toyohara (1835-1900) |
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| Medium: | Paper |
| Historical era: | Edo period |
| Place of origin: | Japan |
| Auction house category: | Woodblock print |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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