A JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT TRIPTYCH

A JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT TRIPTYCH, UKIYO-E

EDO AND MEIJI PERIOD, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY

The original by Toyokuni III / Kunisada (1786-1864), on three detached leaves and depicting beauties and children celebrating New Year at the Echigoya clothing store, with Mount Fuji visible in the distance; together with two other woodblock prints, one of a beauty gazing at her reflection in a small mirror by Ryuryukyo Shinsai (1764-1820) and the other of two women standing at a gate with children by their side, unsigned, 36cm x 24.8cm max. (5)

Provenance: gifted to the current owner by Brian McElney Esq., founder of the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath.