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Lot 130
A Group of Six Edo Period Japanese Woodblock Prints by Assorted Artists
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Edo period (1615-1868), ink and colors on paper, includes six woodblock prints, vertical oban format, from various series and triptych compositions, three prints by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (1786-1864), a print by Utagawa Yoshikazu (active ca. 1850–70), a print by Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), and a print by another Edo period artist, all prints are signed to lower area of each sheet, each print with a publisher's seal and censor seal/s, except for one, all framed identically with gray mats in cherry wood color frames, not examined outside of the frames.

Framed dimensions 20 1/4 x 15 3/4 in.

Some fading to color; one Kunisada print with tear and repair to lower area of print; one with visible small holes down on side from previous album mounting; some with light scattered dirt to surface; Kuniyoshi print has some color bleeding to face and lower robe; not examined outside of the frame.