Adam's Fine Asian Art Preview 23 November 2021

108 UTAGAWA KUNISADA I 歌川 国貞 , TOYOKUNI III (JAPAN, 1786-1864) “Ôatari, Daigan jôju arigataki tsubo” / Praying for Hits in the Waterfall of Answered Prayers: Actors Ichimura Uzaemon XIII, Sawamura Tanosuke III, Sawamura Tosshô II (right), Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I, Bandô Hikosaburô V (central), Nakamura Shikan IV, and Bandô Mitsugorô VI (left) Triptych of oban tata-e / woodblock prints 1863 Publisher : Enshûya Hikobei €3,000 - 6,000 NOTES: 1.See a related triptych preserved at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) of Boston, The United States of Ameri- ca, under accession number 11.44355a-c. 2. A very rare triptych showing kabuki actors with their tattoos under the cascade of mount Oyama, a fa- mous pilgrimage during Edo period. A rare and sought-after subject.