Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833–1904) Utagawa Fusatane (active 1854–1888), THREE TRIPTYCHS DEPICTING WARRIORS AND LADIES

Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833–1904)
Utagawa Fusatane (active 1854–1888)
Three Triptychs Depicting Warriors and Ladies
Three woodblock-printed triptychs comprising:

1. Picture of Loyal Gaku-o (Seichu Gaku-o zuden), published by Ibaya Senzaburo, 1864
2. Winter (Fuyu), from the series Four Seasons of Genji (Genji shiki no uchi), signed Fusatane ga (on right and left sheets), Oju Fusatane ga (on center sheet), published by Kagaya Kichiemon (Kichibei), 1861, 6th month
3. Virtuous Imps Vying for the Purse Strings of a Nouveau-riche (Kane kinchaku ojime no zendama), signed Ikkeisai Yoshiiku giga [drawn for amusement], published by Hiroya Kosuke, 1860
Each a vertical oban triptych (each sheet approx. 35.8 x 24.6 cm.)

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The dramatic design of the first triptych depicts the famous Chinese general Gaku-o (Chinese: Yue Fei (1103-1141)), standing, a large tattoo to his back, surrounded by troops on a river bank.

For another impression of the second triptych in the collection of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 00.1459-61, go to:
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/winter-fuyu-from-the-series-four-seasons-of-genji-genji-shiki-no-uchi-494887

For another impression of the third triptych in the collection of the Portland Art Museum, accession number 83.67.1A, go to:
http://www.portlandartmuseum.us/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=21032;type=101