Utagawa Yoshitsuya (1822-1866) Japanese, (3) Woodblocks as Triptych. Together the three pieces depict a great animal hunt at the foot of Mt. Fuji involving Kato Kiyomasa and Kimura Matazo, as explained on a faded informative paper on the back. It is likely based on an original image made by the painter Hanabusa Itchō, although that image is now lost. 

Overall Size: 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. 

Sight Size: 14 x 9 1/2 in. 

Utagawa Yoshitsuya was born on February 22nd, 1822 in Japan. He was also known as Kōko Yoshitsuya and Ichieisai Yoshitsuya, and became a designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints. As a star student of Utagawa Kuniyoshi he was best known for his woodblock prints of warriors. Yoshitsuya also produced many advertisements and designs for tattoos. His students include Utagawa Kazutoyo, Utagawa Yoshitoyo II, and Yoshitsuya II, most of whom were primarily active after his tragic early death on August 2nd, 1866 during one of the epidemics that crippled the country leading up to the beginning of the Meiji Restoration. 

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