Byōbu folding screen - Gold leaf, Lacquered wood, Silk, Paper - Utagawa Hiroshige II - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868) - Byôbu 屏風 (folding screen)

Japanese style bi-fold screen framing a complete set of 12 original ukiyo-e. Series name Chūshingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers), created by Utagawa Hiroshige II .
Utagawa Hiroshige II created this series of twelve prints under his art name (gō) Shigenobu.
His teacher, Utagawa Hiroshige I, created several earlier series in the horizontal ōban format depicting the acts in the play Chūshingura。As with Hiroshige I's series, Hiroshige II bordered the prints with the double Tomo-ye crest of Yuranosuke, the hero of the play. For several scenes, Hiroshige II borrowed heavily from his teacher as can be seen in the similarities between the background of his above print and that of his teacher's below.
Condition
The backs of the screens, one is undamaged, the Japanese paper has some discolouration, the other has a few tears, the ukiyo-e has wormholes, discolouration and damage.Complete set of ukiyo-e.. Please check the photos carefully for condition.
Each panel size: 173 x 96 cm.
Each ukiyo-e size: 26 x 34 cm.
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