Three Japanese woodblock prints

Three Japanese woodblock prints: Oban Triptych, 'Mino no kikori' (The Empress Gensho and the Woodcutter's Miracle) from the series 'Selections from Japanese History' by Tsukioka Kōgyo, published by Yazawa Hisakichi, 1895; in single mount as three sections each 35cm x 23cm, together with Yoshu Chikanobu (1838-1912) - 'Omeshikae' (Changing Clothes) central section of a triptych from 'Court Ladies of the Chiyoda Palace', Publ. Fukuda Hatsujiro, 1895, 35cm x 23cm, and Kobori Tomoto, 'Nasu no Yoichi Kuchi-e', an archer or huntsman with horse, 30cm x 21.5cm, all framed and glazed, (3)

The triptych pictures the tale of a woodcutter from Mino whose filial piety brought about a visit by the Empress Gensho (715-724 AD). The woodcutter and his father are depicted in front of Yōrō Falls, paying reverence to the Empress in her palanquin who has come to see the reported miracle of the falls' water turning into sake.