Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833-1904) | The Long-awaited Return of Flowers in Hot Springs (Ichiyo-raifuku hana sugata yu) | Edo - Meiji period, 19th century

Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833-1904)

The Long-awaited Return of Flowers in Hot Springs (Ichiyo-raifuku hana sugata yu)

Edo - Meiji period, 19^th century

woodblock print, triptych, from the series Annual Customs of the Present Day (Imayo nenju gyoji no uchi), the centre and right sheet signed Ikkeisai Yoshiiku, and with artist's paulownia seal, censor's seal aratame (certified), published by Hiro'okaya Kosuke (Kikujudo), 9^th month 1868

Vertical oban triptych: each sheet approx. 38.1 x 25.4 cm., 15 x 10 in.