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Two Triptychs

UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861) TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (1835–1900)

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    Two Triptychs

    UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861) TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (1835–1900)

    Price Realised GBP 500
    Price Realised GBP 500
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    Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
    Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900)
    Two triptychs
    Two triptychs comprising:

    Dong Zhuo Chases Lü Bu and Falls Down in the Garden (Ryofu o ou to shite Totaku teijo ni marobu), from the series Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Tsuzoku Sangokushi no uchi)
    Woodblock triptych, each sheet signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, published by Tsutaya Kichizo (Koeido), August 1853

    Three actors in roles - Ichikawa Kodanji as Hinata Danemon, Nakamura Shikan as Abe Bungonokami (on horseback), and Sawamura Tosho as Kakesara, left and right sheets signed Toyohara Kunichika hitsu, published by Morimoto, circa 1860s
    Both oban triptychs:
    1. (each sheet 35.1 x 23.9cm.)
    2. (each sheet 34.7 x 23.7cm.)
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    For another impression of the same design as the first in the collections of the British Museum, go to:
    http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3278877&partId=1
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