Fine Japanese Prints
Fine Japanese Prints
Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825) | Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku hanabi no zu) | Edo period, 19th century
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March 24, 02:27 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825)
Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku hanabi no zu)
Edo period, 19th century
woodblock print, two-tier hexaptych, each sheet signed Toyokuni ga, censor's seal kiwame, published by Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyudo), circa 1820-25
Vertical oban, two-tier hexaptych: each sheet approx. 37.5 x 25 cm., 14⅞ x 9⅞ in.
For a similar impression of the same six-sheet woodblock print polyptych in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum (The V&A), accession number E.4900:1, 2-1886, go to: