Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891) | Three surimono | Meiji period, late 19th century

Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891) 

Three surimono

Meiji period, late 19th century

each a woodblock print, surimono, and comprising:

- Plum branch and pail, signed and sealed Zeshin, 1869

- Setsubun, signed hachijuni Zeshin (Zeshin at the age of eighty-two) and sealed Zeshin, 1888

- Brushes on a stand beside a blossoming plum sprig, embellished with metallic pigments, signed Zeshin and sealed Shin, circa 1880s

13 x 17 cm., 5⅛ x 10⅝ in. (the first)

21.4 x 38.2 cm., 8½ x 15¼ in. (the second)

20.8 x 38.4 cm., 8⅛ x 15⅛ in. (the third)