UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)

UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)

EDO PERIOD, C.1850

Three Japanese woodblock print triptychs, one entitled Gishi hyojo no zu (Forty-Seven Ronin in Council in their Lord's Palace), published 1851-52; another Igagoe katakiuchi no zu (Vengeance at Iga Pass), published 1849-52; the third depicting Oguri Hangan Kaneiji, published in 1851, each triptych approximately 36cm x 74.5cm. (3)

See the British Museum, access. no.2008,3037.18802 for another example of the Forty-Seven Ronin print. Also, see the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, access. no.11.27032-4 for another Vengeance at Iga Pass triptych.