Lot 13
Lot 13
Utagawa Yoshitora (active circa 1836-1887) Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865)

FOUR BATTLE SCENE TRIPTYCHS

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Utagawa Yoshitora (active circa 1836-1887) Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865)

FOUR BATTLE SCENE TRIPTYCHS

Price Realised GBP 437.50
Price Realised GBP 437.50
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Utagawa Yoshitora (active circa 1836-1887)
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865)
Four Battle Scene Triptychs
Picture of the Great Battle of Kawanakajima at Shinshu (Shinshu Kawanakajima daikassen no zu), signed Yoshitora ga, published by Izutsuya Shokichi, 1863

The Battle of Kawanakajima, signed Ichimosai Yoshitora ga, published by Joshuya Kinzo

Departure of Kagetora (Uesugi Kenshin) from the Kasuga Castle for the Battle of Kawanakajima, signed Kochoro Toyokuni ga, published by Tsutaya Kichizo

The Battle of Toishi Castle at Shinshu, signed Kochoro Toyokuni ga, published by Tsutaya Kichizo
All vertical oban triptychs:
Each sheet approx. 36.9 x 24.7cm.
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The right sheet only of the second triptych is in the collections of The Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum of Waseda University, go to http://enpaku.waseda.ac.jp/db/enpakunishik/results-big.php?shiryo_no=201-5895

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