Three UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797/98-1861) color woodblock prints. Japan, from 'Japanese Heroes for the Twelve Signs'.
From the series: Eiyu Yamato junishi 英雄大倭十二支, Japanese heroes for the Twelve signs, published by: Mitaya Kihachi.
Uma 午 (Horse), Horse being carried by Shirafuji Hikoshichiro, image size, 35,5x23,3 cm.
Saru 申 (Monkey), where Onzoshi Ushiwaka-maru (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) is playing with monkeys by a waterfall in a forest by moonlight, image size 35x23,5 cm.
Mi 巳 (Snake), where Egara Hata, watching a huge serpent that has caught a pheasant swim underwater, with a knife in hand, crouching on a rock overhang, image size 35,3x23,2 cm.
Damages, cut down in size. Creases, restorations, holes, discolorations, stains, faded, tears, damages to edges.
Literature
See 'Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints' by Basil William Robinson (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1982): S84 no. 7, 9, 6.
More information
For similar, see The Miller collection, museum numbers:
2008,3037.06407,
2008,3037.06409,
2008,3037.06406.