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Subject:VERY OLD WOODBLOCK PRINT
Posted By: Skippy Sat, Dec 15, 2018 IP: 2607:fb90:66b9:6e61:
Can anyone identify this and translate? Rough value range? It's a beautiful old print.



Subject:Re: VERY OLD WOODBLOCK PRINT
Posted By: I.Nagy Tue, Dec 18, 2018
Title (Left side cartouche),
明治座中幕　吉野山狐忠信　- Meiji-za naka-maku Yoshinoyama Kitsune Tadanobu -Meiji-za　Middle act Tadanobu the Fox from the Yoshinoyama Mountain (Title of a Kabuki dance drama)
Signature of Artist, (Right side)
歌川豊斎筆　-　Brush of Utagawa Hōsai

Utagawa Hōsai 歌川豊斎　a.ka.3rd gen. Utagawa Kunisada　1848-1920　Ukiyo-e artist

With regards,

Subject:Re: VERY OLD WOODBLOCK PRINT
Posted By: Stan Fri, Dec 21, 2018
On artelino.com, Hosai Baido triptychs sell for around $120 - $150. There are some for less and some for more. That seems to be the sweet spot. Those prices are for prints in good condition. Yours seems faded with mostly the acrylic red remaining. Here is what your print should look like:

http://www2.ntj.jac.go.jp/dglib/collections/view_detail_nishikie?division=collections&class=nishikie&type=title&istart=0&iselect=%E3%82%81&trace=detail&did=1122165

Cheers,
Stan

Subject:Re: VERY OLD WOODBLOCK PRINT
Posted By: Stan Sat, Dec 22, 2018
A minor correction: I used the term "acrylic", but I meant "aniline" to describe the Meiji era dyes. Prior to Commodore Matthew Perry entering the harbor at Tokyo Bay and the opening of Japan in 1853, the dyes used in printing were vegetable based. After that date, aniline dyes were introduced to Japan and used for printing. That led to a period where garish red was a favorite color. For example, the Kunimasa/Kunisada III "Battle of Genpei" print below.

Cheers,
Stan



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