Japan.- Kunisada (Utagawa "Toyokuni III") and others. Three oban triptychs, and 28 single oban prints of actors, 1870

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Japan.- Kunisada (Utagawa "Toyokuni III") and others. Three oban triptychs, and 28 single oban prints of actors, presumably part of a disbound album, colour woodblock prints, three triptych with joined sheets each total approx. 365 x 735 mm (14 1/4 x 28 7/8 in), and the others each approx. 370 x 250 mm (14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in), some minor surface dirt, some appear to be laid onto original support with text verso, minor handling creases, all loose, unframed, [late 19th century] (31)Provenance:Private collection, London*** An impressive collection of vibrant and strikingly coloured images of Japanese actors and stories.

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