Lot n° 15
Estimation :
400 - 600
EUR
YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892): - Lot 15
YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892):
Long polyptych assembling 9 oban tate-e prints, illustrating the procession of Emperor Mutsuhito (Meiji), entering, in September 1869, his new capital, the former Edo, renamed Tokyo "capital of the East".
Signed by Yoshitoshi and his student, Yoshikage, who would have done the background.
Publisher: Maruya Jinpachi.
The procession crosses the Kyôbashi, (Kyô bridge), where is the palanquin of the emperor, preceded by those of the wives and concubines, and by notables and soldiers, advancing on the Nakabashi avenue and passing the white milestone which marks the limits of the city, while at the back, marching on the Ginza avenue, the staff of the new Meiji army.
(Insolate, framed under glass, accident to the glass)
Dimensions : Frame : 234cm x 53cm. Dimensions of the complete print : 217cm x 37cm - each sheet is 25cm wide.
Expert : Cabinet Ansas - Papillon - de Léry
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