TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892) TWO TRIPTYCHS, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)

PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN COLLECTION

TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892) 

TWO TRIPTYCHS

MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19^TH CENTURY)

Each a woodblock print, comprising:

- The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IX in the role of Benkei in the play Kanjincho, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing, the centre signed signed Oju Yoshitoshi ga, published by Akiyama Buemon (Kokkeido), 1890

- The Actor Onoe Kikugoro V in the role of the Hag of Adachi in the play The Lonely House (Hitotsuya), signed Okokkeidoju Yoshitoshi ga, published by Akiyama Buemon (Kokkeido), 1890

Each a vertical oban triptych:

The first: each sheet approx. 36.5 x 24.5 cm., 14⅜ x 9⅝ in.

The second: each sheet approx. 37 x 25 cm., 14⅝ x 9⅞ in.