Japanese Woodblock Prints

Japanese Woodblock Prints

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THE PROPERTY OF AN AMERICAN COLLECTOR

TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (1835–1900) ENGLISHMAN SPENCER, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)

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December 17, 03:25 PM GMT

Estimate

1,200 - 1,500 GBP

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THE PROPERTY OF AN AMERICAN COLLECTOR

TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (1835–1900)

ENGLISHMAN SPENCER

MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)


Woodblock print, signed Toyoharu Kunichika hitsu, Toshidama seal, 1891

The actor Onoe Kikugoro V in the role of the Englishman Spencer in the play Riding the Hot Air Balloon of Renown (Fusen nori uwasa no takadono, Supensa, Onoe Kikugoro)

82.5 x 37 cm., 32½ x 14⅝ in. (including frame)

The English balloonist Percival Spencer who achieved great fame in Japan in 1890 by descending by parachute from a balloon in Ueno Park.