Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891) Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) Taki Katei (1830-1901) Kawabata Gyokusho (1842-1913) Ayaoka Yushin (1846-1910) Kobayashi Eitaku (1843-1890) | An album of thirty-eight woodblock prints | Meiji period, late 19th century

The Property of an English Gentleman

Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891) Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) Taki Katei (1830-1901) Kawabata Gyokusho (1842-1913) Ayaoka Yushin (1846-1910) Kobayashi Eitaku (1843-1890)

An album of thirty-eight woodblock prints 

Meiji period, late 19^th century 

each an octagonal woodblock print, mounted as an album in accordion manner, variously signed including Zeshin, Kakitei, Kyosai, Gyokusho sha, circa 1880s, the designs by artist's of the Maruyama-Shijo school, comprised of varied subjects including still lives, the Seven Gods of Fortune, various flora and fauna, a bird in a cage, a crow on a branch, landscapes and a man washing a horse in a stream

22.4 x 14.4 cm., 22.4 x 5¾ in. (when closed)

22.4 x 28.8 cm., 8⅞ x 11⅜ in. (when opened)