
Auction Closed
October 25, 12:38 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
woodblock print, triptych, each sheet signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga (Pictured by Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi), published by Nunokichi, circa 1839-41
35.1 by 71.5cm. (13⅞ by 28⅛ in.) excluding mount and frame
60.6 by 101cm. (23⅞ by 39¾ in.) including mount and frame
Ghosts of the formerly slain Taira clan rise from the ocean depths to attack Yoshitsune's ship off Daimotsu Bay in the province of Settsu. This was a particularly favourite subject of Kuniyoshi, who returned to this scene numerous times over his career.
For a similar impression of the same triptych in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 2008,3037.20602, see: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_2008-3037-20602
For another impression in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 11.16556-8, see: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/494229
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