COLLECTION OF TEN WOODBLOCK PRINTS BY VARIOUS ARTISTS
MEIJI PERIOD AND LATER
£378
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 3 November 2023 from 09:00 GMT
Description
明治及以後 各式版畫
含：松斎吟光 三聯《裁縫教授之図》、《平壌之激戰我軍大勝利之圖》其一；歌川豊国 演員圖；歌川広重 《忠孝仇討図絵 白石噺》；歌川国芳 《茜足袋屋長九郎 四代目坂東彦三郎》其一；東洲斎写楽款 《四代目岩井半四郎の乳人重の井》、《八代目森田勘弥の駕籠舁鶯の次郎作》；及 歌舞伎圖 版畫（共十幅）
comprising ten oban tate-e prints; including a triptych of 'Picture of Teaching Sewing' (Saiho kyoju no zu), dated Meiji 21st year, 1888; one (left) from the triptych 'The Great Victory of Our Army at the Battle of Pyongyang' (Heijô no gekisen waga gun dai shôri no zu) by Ginko Adachi, both by Ginko Adachi (active 1874-1897); one depicting an actor as Ôboshi Yuranosuke, by Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825); one 'The Tale of Shiraishi' (Shiraishi banashi), from the series Illustrations of Loyalty and Vengeance (Chûkô adauchi zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige; one (right) from a triptych depicting Actors Bandô Hikosaburô IV as Akane Tabiya Chôkurô by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861); one 'Actor Iwai Hanshirô IV as the Wet Nurse Shigenoi', one 'Actor Morita Kan'ya VIII as the Palanquin-bearer Uguisu no Jirôsaku ', both attributed to Tôshûsai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794–1795); and one depicting kabuki scene
Dimensions
the largest: 38cm x 24.8cm
Provenance
Provenance: Private Scottish collection, Midlothian