Tryptych

[paulb]

Dear All

I visited a friend ahd local antique dealer today. He has a woodblock print tryptic for sale. It is labelled as dating from 1860 and to illustrate 7 Gods of fortune.

My knowledge of this field is sadly lacking although I am starting to enjoy prints more and more. Although I think the gods of fortune thing sounds wrong this has something about it.

I realise this is a big ask but I have attached images of the various labels (I am assume names of the characters) and the panel with the artists name. These are well beyond my abilities to translate and I wonder if someone could throw some light on these?

I am sorry I dont have a full image to share the whole thing.

[Gunome]

Hello,

I cannot translate what is wrotten, but this woodblock looks like Toyokuni 3 works.

maybe a hind to find information ?

[paulb]

thank you Sebastien I will take a look

in the meantime I have jst recieved some further images (I think the last)

 

 

 

[Blagoy]

Sebastien is right this is Toyokuni III aka Kunisada.More information about the artist http://www.kunisada.de/Liste/kunisada-signature-seal.html

[John A Stuart]

Triptych. John

[paulb]

thank you John

[SteveM]

Here you go

http://woodblockprints.org/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/836

[paulb]

Many thanks Steve that about coversit all

much appreciate it