Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1865), Two Woodblock Print Triptychs

circa 1845, ink and colors on paper, woodblock print, oban triptych, signed to lower corner, each print with a single female figure wearing sandals on the shore of a lake with Mount Fuji in the distance, presented loose (each print 13 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.)(good color; light wear; some remains of backing tape to reverse), and an oban triptych, woodblock print, ink and colors on paper, circa 1861, signed Toyokuni ga to lower section, of a palace scene with large cherry blossoms blooming outside of the terrace where the figures are seated, each figure is identified by name with cartouche above them, presented loose (each print 14 1/8 x 9 5/8 in.)(fading to color; lightly backed, could easily be removed; holes to lower corners; some rubbing and wear; scattered light blue spotting.)

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