Utagawa Sadahide (1807-1873) | Two woodblock print triptychs | Edo period, 19th century

The Property of a Gentleman

Utagawa Sadahide (1807-1873) 

Two woodblock print triptychs

Edo period, 19^th century 

each a woodblock print, the right sheets signed Gountei Sadahide ga, the centre and left sheets signed Sadahide ga, censor's seal aratame, published by Moriya Jihei (Kinshindo), 8^th month 1859, and comprising: 

- Sanada Masayuki is the first to cross the Chikuma River (Sanada Masayuki Chikumagawa ichiban nori)

-  The Battle of Kawanakajima, depicting the clash between Takeda Shingen of Kai Province and Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo Province, both clans vying for control of the Kawanakajima plain flanked the Sai River and Chikuma River in northern Shinano Province

Each a vertical oban triptych:

Each sheet approx. 37 x 26 cm., 14½ x 10¼ in. (the first)

Each sheet approx. 37.3 x 25.5 cm., 14⅝ x 10 in. (the second)