utagawa-yoshitora-japanese-active-1850-80-i-vehicles-on-the-streets-of-tokyo-i
Lot 1041
Utagawa Yoshitora (Japanese, active 1850-80), Vehicles on the Streets of Tokyo
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Meiji period (1868-1912), 1870, ink and colors on paper, woodblock print, three oban sheets, a rare triptych by Yoshitora of various modern transportation at the beginning of the Meiji period in Japan, many horse drawn and one steam operated, framed with mat, not examined outside of the frame.

Sight size 13 3/4 x 27 1/2 in.; Framed dimensions 8 1/4 x 32 in.

Private Collection, New York and North Carolina

Fading to color; loss to lower right side with some repainting and restoration; overall wear and creases; not examined outside of the frame.