Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
Inabune Manakichi beside Statue Leaning on a Spear, from the series Biographies of Fine Modern Men (Kinsei Kyogiden), 1866
Woodblock print
Signed: 'Kaisai Yoshitoshi hitsu'
Artist's seal: 'Yoshikiri'
Publisher: Iseya Kisaburo
Engraver: Ota Tashichi
Combined censor and date seal: Tiger 4 (1866, 4th month), 'aratame' (certified)
Signed: 'Kaisai Yoshitoshi hitsu'
Artist's seal: 'Yoshikiri'
Publisher: Iseya Kisaburo
Engraver: Ota Tashichi
Combined censor and date seal: Tiger 4 (1866, 4th month), 'aratame' (certified)
Vertical oban:
34.2 x 23.7 cm. (13 ½ x 9 ⅜ in.)
34.2 x 23.7 cm. (13 ½ x 9 ⅜ in.)
Good impression and colour. Album backing, slight toning and soiling. Slight trimming.
£300 (+5% tax for UK buyers)
Another impression is in the Philadelphia Museum of Art:
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/265418
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/265418
Another impression is in the Philadelphia Museum of Art:
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/265418
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/265418