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A Japanese Woodblock Print Triptych of a Shipboard Narrative

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Estimated price: £100 - £300

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Description

This is a three-sheet Japanese woodblock print triptych depicting a narrative scene primarily set on a ship’s deck. The composition features uniformed naval officers, one in a blue jacket, gathered around a large white bird in the central panel, with a bearded officer observing; the right panel shows additional officers, some kneeling, beneath a vertical text block and red artist/publisher seals. The left panel contains two distinct vignettes: an upper section with a figure emanating light surrounded by smaller figures, suggesting a mythological or spiritual scene, and a lower section detailing ship machinery, possibly a winch, with further textual inscriptions and seals. Executed in multiple colors on laid paper.


Condition report:

The print exhibits overall age-related toning, fading, creasing, and minor surface imperfections consistent with its apparent age and material.