Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891) | Three woodblock prints | Meiji period, late 19th century

Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891) 

Three woodblock prints

Meiji period, late 19^th century

each a woodblock print, and comprising: 

- Leaping carp, surimono, embellished with light silver-mica, signed hachijuni-o Zeshin (Old man Zeshin at eighty-two), sealed Shin, 1888

- The Seven Gods of Fortune (Shichifukujin), signed Zeshin and sealed Shin, circa 1880s

- Sparrow, broom and falling petals, embellished with light silver-mica, signed Zeshin, and with artist's seal, circa 1880s 

22.5 x 31.8 cm., 8¾ x 12½ in. (the first) 

22.3 x 28.4 cm., 8¾ x 11¼ in. (the second) 

22.8 x 28.2 cm., 9 x 11⅛ in. (the third)