ID 1016686
Lot 1021 | Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
Estimate value
£ 500 – 800
Three woodblock prints depicting beautiful women (bijin)
Edo period, 19th century
each a woodblock print, and comprising:
- A young woman with clasped hands, from the series The Pride of Edo: Going into Modern Service (Edo jiman tosei ji'ire), signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga (Pictured by Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi), artist's paulownia seal, censors' seals Kinugasa and Hama, published by Enshuya Matabei, 1850
- A woman and butterfly, from the series Women in Benkei-checked Fabrics (Shimazoroi onna Benkei), signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, censor's seal Hama, published by Ibaya Kyubei, 1844
- A woman and butterfly, from the series A Floral Calendar: Women on Lucky Days (Hana goyomi kichihi sugata), signed Kunisada aratame nidai Toyokuni ga (Pictured by Kunisada, changed from Toyokuni II), 1844
Each vertical oban:
each approx. 36.1 x 24.7 cm., 14 ¾ x 9¾ in.
| Artist: | Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Utagawa Kunisada (1786 - 1865) |
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| Historical era: | Edo period |
| Place of origin: | Japan |
| Auction house category: | Painting |
| Artist: | Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Utagawa Kunisada (1786 - 1865) |
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| Historical era: | Edo period |
| Place of origin: | Japan |
| Auction house category: | Painting |
| Address of auction |
Sotheby´s 34-35 New Bond Street W1A 2AA London United Kingdom | ||
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