Rare Antique 1862 Set of 3 Japanese Woodblock Prints By Utagawa Yoshitora Japan

Rare Antique 1862 Set of 3 Japanese Woodblock Prints By Utagawa Yoshitora Japan
Rare Antique 1862 Set of 3 Japanese Woodblock Prints By Utagawa Yoshitora Japan
Rare Antique 1862 Set of 3 Japanese Woodblock Prints By Utagawa Yoshitora Japan
Rare Antique 1862 Set of 3 Japanese Woodblock Prints By Utagawa Yoshitora Japan
Rare Antique 1862 Set of 3 Japanese Woodblock Prints By Utagawa Yoshitora Japan
Rare Antique 1862 Set of 3 Japanese Woodblock Prints By Utagawa Yoshitora Japan
Rare Antique 1862 Set of 3 Japanese Woodblock Prints By Utagawa Yoshitora Japan
Rare Antique 1862 Set of 3 Japanese Woodblock Prints By Utagawa Yoshitora Japan
Rare Antique 1862 Set of 3 Japanese Woodblock Prints By Utagawa Yoshitora Japan
Rare Antique 1862 Set of 3 Japanese Woodblock Prints By Utagawa Yoshitora Japan
Rare Antique 1862 Set of 3 Japanese Woodblock Prints By Utagawa Yoshitora Japan
Rare Antique 1862 Set of 3 Japanese Woodblock Prints By Utagawa Yoshitora Japan

Rare Antique 1862 Set of 3 Japanese Woodblock Prints By Utagawa Yoshitora Japan
This item is a set of 3 Antique Japanese Woodblock prints on paper. These were produced by the Japanese woodblock artist Utagawa Yoshitora and published by Izumiya Ichibei in Tokyo, Japan in October 1862. Utagawa Yoshitora was born in 1836 and died in 1880. He was a designer of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints and an illustrator of books and newspapers who was active from about 1850 to about 1880.

These prints depict Genji crossing the Oi River with attendants. We found one of these prints, the right most print, pictured and explained on a museum website.

These prints are signed Japanese colored woodblock prints on paper depicting Prince Genji and two richly dressed women on the banks of the Oi River Prior to crossing. The other two prints depict the group crossing the river. Place of manufacture was Tokyo, Japan. Each of the 3 prints measures 14-1/2" tall x 9-3/4" wide. Under the middle print, on the folder, is the stamp that bears a certification of Original Guarantee and reads the following.

Original Guarantee, By Sakai Co. The prints were attached in tiny areas at the top two corners and placed in the pictured original trifold folder. We will respond to your inquiries promptly. Please see all the pictures for up close views from all angles.


Rare Antique 1862 Set of 3 Japanese Woodblock Prints By Utagawa Yoshitora Japan