80. Kogyo (Tsukioka) a group of Noh theatre plates, 10 colour woodblock prints, some heightened with gold and silver, each c.225 x 325mm., each printed with marginal text, occasional slight surface dirt, c.1900 (10)
est. £150 – £250
Tsukioka Kogyo (1869-1927) was the step-son of the famous artist Yoshitoshi, and later the pupil of Gekko, two great influences on his career, most noted for his depictions of plays in the Noh tradition of more delicate, refined, face masks and minimal stage sets.