Japanese Edo Woodblock Print Genji Triptych Kunisada & Hiroshige II
item#: 1424680
price: $350.00
Japanese Edo period woodblock print triptych titled "Prospering Pines at South Port" depicting Mitsuuji holding a fan and dressed in a summer kimono covered in Genji incense signs seated on a balcony overlooking pines at Edo harbor. He is accompanied by several beauties. This triptych, published by Fujiokaya Keijiro in 1864, was a collaborative effort of Kunisada (Toyokuni III) and Hiroshige II (Shigenobu). The signature cartouches at the lower right read “Ichiryusai Hiroshige” and "79-year-old Toyokuni." Full size: 14 1/8" x 29 3/8." The triptych is in good overall condition with fading evident. There is some rubbing, wear, and wrinkling of the paper visible. Panels are joined and the print is album backed. Some of the album backing has peeled away and pencil notations are visible on the backing. A color illustration of this print can be found on plate 180 (page 182) of "Genji's World in Japanese Woodblock Prints" by Andreas Marks.