Toyohara Chikanobu (1838-1912), Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900), Actors, a set of 4 woodblock prints in ôban tate-e format, Japan, Meiji period, various sizes

Toyohara Chikanobu (1838-1912), Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900), Actors, a set of 4 woodblock prints in ôban tate-e format, Japan, Meiji period, various sizes

Overall wear to the surface
Some stains

Chikanobu:
Large stains
Paper acidification

Kunichika, presenting Nakamura Shinkan IV:
Some insect holes
Some paper undulation
Presence of an old adhasive tape to the upper part of the print
Some minute tears and lacks (especially to the margins of the print)

Kunichika, right part of a triptych:
Some surface scratches
Some folds
A few minute holes

Kunichika, presenting Bandô Hikosaburô V:
Many folds
Some minute holes