Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

Name: Cherry Blossoms at Night
Brand: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
Price: 11000.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised GBP 13,750

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GBP 1,500 - GBP 1,800

Closed: 7 Aug 2014

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Cherry Blossoms at Night

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

Price Realised GBP 13,750

Closed: 7 Aug 2014

Price Realised GBP 13,750

Closed: 7 Aug 2014

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A PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION OF PRINTS BY UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
Yoru no sakura [Cherry Blossoms at Night]

Woodblock print, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, artist's seal Yoshikiri, published by Yorozuya Jubei, circa 1846
Vertical oban triptych (each sheet approx. 37.5 x 25.8cm.)

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Lot Essay

Three beauties admire cherry blossoms in the evening. The subtle bluish-gray background successfully evokes the evening light and the brush-like quality of the gnarled tree trunk behind the women is particularly effective at conveying the texture of the bark.

Another impression is illustrated in Yuriko Iwakiri and Amy Reigle Newland, , (Leiden, 2013), p. 106