Original woodblock print triptych – Utagawa Toyonobu (1856-1889) – ‘Kurikara tani daigassen no zu’ 倶利迦羅谷大合戦 (great Battle of Kurikara valley) – Japan – 1884(Meiji 17)

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Original woodblock print triptych – Utagawa Toyonobu (1856-1889) – ‘Kurikara tani daigassen no zu’ 倶利迦羅谷大合戦 (great Battle of Kurikara valley) – Japan – 1884(Meiji 17)

Toyonobu is named “Ouju Toyonobu”(応需豊宣画) in his signature.
This woodblock print has tears and marks that have been repaired by pasting paper.

(memo)Utagawa toyonobu
The eldest son of Kunihisa Utagawa, the grandson of Toyokuni Utagawa, and the younger brother of Kunimine Utagawa. His real name is Katsuta, the popular name Kintaro. It uses the signature of Kochoro(香蝶楼 and Ichiyosai(一陽斎) in honor of the Utagawa family name. In the Meiji era, he left behind actor paintings and warrior paintings, and in 1884 (1884), he won the prize for his work at the painting competition. He died at the age of 28, so the number of works is not so large.