GROUP OF FOUR WOODBLOCK PRINTS
Auction: 3 June 2021 at 11:00 BST
Description
歌川国貞 百人一首絵抄 《十五 光孝天皇》、二代葛飾戴斗 鯉魚圖、歌川広重 《五十三次名所図会 十二 三嶋 三嶋大明神一の鳥居》 及 北尾重政 《東方之美人》 版畫（一組四幅）
comprising: 'Poem by Kôkô Tennô, No. 15', from the series 'A Pictorial Commentary on One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets', by Utagawa Kinisada (1786-1865); 'Koi Harimaze' (Carp) by Katsushika Taito II (active 1810-1853); 'No. 12, Mishima: First Gate of the Shrine of Mishima Daimyôjin', from the series 'Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations', by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858); and 'Beauties of the East', by Kitao Shigemasa (1739-1820). all framed
Dimensions
largest: 34cm x 24cm
Footnote
The verso of the 'Poem by Kôkô Tennô, No. 15' and 'Carp' and No. 12, Mishima: First Gate of the Shrine of Mishima Daimyôjin' with a label: 'JOHN MATHIESON & CO. 20 Frederick Street Edinburgh, 2'; The 'Beauties of the East' verso with a label 'Aitken Dott & Son, Established 1842, Fine Art Dealer, 26 So. Castle St., Edinburgh (now The Scottish Gallery)