Original woodblock prints (2) - 'Genso seiyō yōchi asobi...

Original woodblock prints (2) - 'Genso seiyō yōchi asobi Tetsuwari' 元祖西洋幼稚遊鉄割 (Tetsuwari Founder of Western Children's Acrobatics) - ca 1870s (Meiji) - Unknown artist - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912) Two panels of a triptych. The prints show Tetsuwari Yakichi's circus in Osaka, considered the founder of foot acrobatics (ashigei genso 足芸元祖) and famous throughout Japan. Condition: Stains, pinholes, left panel strengthened with a narrow strip of paper along the entire right margin. Combined shipping. It will be packaged with extreme care, and with reinforcement. All made to measure. Tracked and insured shipping.