Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891) | Two woodblock prints | Meiji period, late 19th century

Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891) 

Two woodblock prints

Meiji period, late 19^th century 

each a woodblock print, and comprising: 

- Two young boys from a fishing village, signed and sealed Zeshin, circa 1888

- Crows at dawn, signed Hachijuissai Zeshin (Zeshin at the age of eighty-one), and with artist's seal Zeshin, 1887

Each shikishiban: 

22.9 x 21 cm., 9 x 8¼ in. 

23.9 x 24.9 cm., 9½ x 9⅞ in.