Utagawa Yoshifuji (1828-1889) Utagawa Kuniteru (active circa 1818-1860) | Two woodblock print triptychs | Edo period, 19th century

The Property from an English Collection Formed from the 1960s Onwards

Utagawa Yoshifuji (1828-1889) Utagawa Kuniteru (active circa 1818-1860)

Two woodblock print triptychs

Edo period, 19^th century

each a woodblock print, triptych, framed and glazed, and comprising: 

- Minamoto no Yoritomo's Hunting Party on the Plain of Mount Fuji (Minamoto no Yoritomo Fujino makigari no zu), each sheet signed Ipposai Yoshifuji ga, censor's seal Watari (Watanabe Jiemon), published by Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendo), circa 1843-45

- The Valour of Yoshitsune (Yoshitsune gunko no zu), each sheet signed Kuniteru ga, censor's seals Hama (Hama Yahei) and Kinugasa (Kinugasa Fusajiro), published by Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyudo), circa 1847-48

The first: 37.7 x 77.2 cm., 14⅞ x 30½ in. (overall, excluding frame); 46.5 x 86.4 cm., 18⅜ x 34 in. (including frame) 

The second: 37.1 x 74.4 cm., 14⅝ x 29⅜ in. (overall, excluding frame); 46.5 x 84 cm., 18⅜ x 33⅛ in. (including frame)