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UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861), UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI III TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)
(1786-1864), KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753-1806) AND OTHERS Meiji era (1868-1912), dated 1886
Edo period (1615-1868), early to mid 19th century An oban tate-e print Yoshinoyama yowa no tsuki: Iga no Tsubone
15 oban prints, a number of incomplete sheets from triptychs, and one (Mount Yoshino Midnight-Moon: Iga no Tsubone) from the series Tsuki
diptych: five by Kuniyoshi, comprising four bijinga including three titled hyakushi (100 Aspects of the Moon), depicting the lady-in-waiting to
Bigyoku imayo fuzoku (Modern Fashionable Beautiful Gems) and one Emperor Go-Daigo (1288-1339) and his consort Ano Renshi (1311-
diptych titled Denka chawa rokuro no zu (Picture of Six Elderly Men 1359) confronting the spirit of a court retainer, Sasaki no Kiyotaka,
Gathered in Conversation and Enjoying Tea); nine prints by Toyokuni published by Akiyama Buemon in Meiji 19 (1886), signed Yoshitoshi
III/Kunisada, comprising eight yakusha-e including three prints with a seal Yoshitoshi no in; with the engraver’s seal Enkatsu.
depicting actors Ichikawa Danjuro, Iwai Shijaku and Iwai Kumezaburo, 36cm x 24.5cm (14 1/8in x 9 5/8in).
respectively and one bijinga titled Ukiyo juroku musashi (Board Game
of the Floating World); one sheet from a triptych depicting two bijin £800 - 1,000
probably by Toyokuni; one bijinga by Utamaro depicting Omi from the JPY120,000 - 150,000
series Furyu Mutamagawa (Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers); variously US$1,100 - 1,400
published and variously signed; together with nine facsimile prints of
various sizes and formats after ukiyo-e masters including Hokusai,
Utamaro, Hiroshige, Toyoharu and Katsukawa school. The smallest:
37cm x 23.5cm (14½in x 9¼in); the largest: 35cm x 48.5cm
(13¾in x 19 1/8in). (25).

£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 230,000
US$1,400 - 2,100

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