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[JAPANESE WOODBLOCKS]. KUNISADA II, Utagawa (Toyokuni III) (1823–1880). A group of 36 oban tate–e, including 4 triptychs and one pentaptych. Edo period (1615–1868), circa 1860. Folio (362 x 248 mm), each sheet affixed together at margins, mounted on recto and verso, forming a large accordion–style book (when unfolded, 362 x 3404 mm); contemporary silk over pasteboard, gilt label affixed to upper cover (silk worn with cloth). Several images depict Ukiyo–e scenes including dragons, ghosts, a massive snow frog, pictures of women (bijinga–e) and other subjects. Kunisada still remains one of the giants of the Japanese woodblock print scene and certainly the most prolific who is best known for his pictures of women which are some of the finest of any of the genre.