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Description:
Three Vertical Oban Diptych Woodblock Prints, Japan, each depicting a standing courtesan, two by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864),including one with Sanoki seal and one signed "Kochoro Kunisada" with a publisher's seal partially reading "Shijo"; and one by Keisai Eisen (1790-1848),with "kiwame" censor's seal, framed and glazed, sight sizes to 27 7/8 x 9 3/8 in.
Estimate $20-200
not examined out of frame, overall toning, fading, and discoloration, extensive foxing, multiple tears to two Kunisada particularly to upper parts.
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Utagawa Kunisada, JapanSuhyung Kim
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Helen Eagles
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