TOYOKUNI  (1769-1825). Three Ladies

TOYOKUNI (1769-1825). Three Ladies

Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825)
Subject: Three women watching two sake cups being carried by the current of a stream during a game called kyokusui-no-en. Participants had to compose a poem, within a time limit set by the passage of a lacquer cup carried towards them by the current.
Signature: Toyokuni ga
Date: 1800 ca.
Publisher: Wakasaya Yoichi (Jakurindō)
Size: Ōban tate-e, 36,5x26,2 cm. Probably centre sheet of a triptych.
Medium: Woodblock color print
Remarks: No other impression of this print seems to be in the main museums'collections.
Conditions: Fine impression, color and condition.
Item no: B 410
Price: Euro 2200
Status: Available