Woodblock Triptych: The giant skeleton appears... Lot 38

Woodblock Triptych: The giant skeleton appears in front of Mitsukuni UTAGAWA, KUNIYOSHI 1798 - 1861 Japan. Edo period. Watari, 1845/46. Nishiki-e. Ôban-Triptych, each ca. 36.5 x 24.7 cm. Sheet: Soma no furudairi ai Masakado himegimi Takiyasha yojutsu o motte mikata o atsumuru (In the Ruined Palace at Soma Masakado's Daughter Takiyasha Uses Sorcery to Gain Allies). Scene from the book \"Uto Yasukata chugi-den\" (Story about the loyalty of Uto Yasukata) by Santô Kyôden (1761-1816). Princess Takayashi, the daughter of the rebel Taira no Masakado, conjures the spirit Nikushisen in the old palace of the Soma in the shape of a huge skeleton. This should help her and her stepbrother in the rebellion. A henchman of Minamoto Yorinobu, Oya Taro Mitsukuni, discovered the plan and finally defeated the princess and her stepbrother in the palace. Sign.: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi. Framed. Provenance: -Christie's London, sale 7432, lot 586, Nov. 7, 2007. Ex. B.W. Robinson Collection. -Collection Prof. Thomas Olbricht. Literature: B.W.Robinson: \"Kuniyoshi, The Warrior Prints\", Oxford, 1982, ill. 52. Explanations to the Catalogue Kuniyoshi Utagawa Japan 19th C. Asian Art - Japan / Korean Paintings, Woodblock Prints Edo-Period (1603-1868) Ukiyo-e Print Japan Estimated Shippingcost for this lot: Germany: 42,02 Euro plus 7,98 Euro VAT EU: 79,83 Euro plus 15,17 Euro VAT Worldwide: 134,45 Euro plus 25,55 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance