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6040
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1830s-40s
Comprising three oban tate-e prints: Kamada Matahachi killing a
monstrous cat in the mountains of Ise Province, circa 1830s, published
by Tsutaya Kichizo; Kitashirakawa Iwabuchi Tankai and Ushiwakamaru,
from the series Honcho Suikoden goyu happyakunin no hitori
(800 Heroes of the Japanese Water Margin), circa 1830, publisher
Kagaya Kichiemon (Kichibei); and Miyamoto Musashi and the sword
master Tsukahara Bokuden, from the series Choko meiyo kijin den
(Biographies of Exceptional Persons of Loyalty and Honor), circa 1845-
46, publisher Iseya Ichibei; all signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga
14 1/8 x 9 1/2in (36.2 x 24.3)
14 3/3 x 10 1/4in (37.4 x 26.2cm)
14 1/2 x 10in (37 x 25.3cm)

US$1,500 - 2,500 6040
6041
6041
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861) JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART | 21
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1843-47
Comprising: a chuban print of Keyamura Rokusuke under Hikosan
Gongen Falls, from Honcho nijurokko (24 Japanese Paragons of
Filial Piety), circa 1842-43, publisher Muratetsu; an o-tanzakuban
print entitled Susumushi (Bell Cricket) depicting Satsuma no kami
Tadanori, from the series Buyu nazorae Genji (Heroic Comparisons
for the Chapters of Genji), circa 1843, publisher Ibaya Senzaburo;
two oban tate-e prints from the series Dai Nihon rokujuyoshu (The
60-odd Provinces of Great Japan), Shima depicting Okon, and Bungo
depicting Ogata no Senzo Hananomoto, circa 1845, each inset signed
Monjin Ichigyokusai Yoshitori-jo ga, publisher Fujiokaya Hikotaro
(Shogendo); and one oban print triptych, enjoying the evening cool
under a bridge, circa 1843-45, publisher Waka[ ]; all signed Ichiyusai
Kuniyoshi ga [7]
10 x 7 1/8in (25.6 x 8.2cm) first print

US$1,000 - 1,500

6042 6042
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1864)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1830s-50s
Comprising nineteen oban prints, including five triptych sets: Sumida-
zutsumi sakuragari no zu (Looking for cherry blossoms on the Banks
of the Sumida [River]), circa 1830s, publisher Ezakiya Kichibei, signed
Kochoro Kunisada ga; Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Night, circa 1847-
52, publisher Fujiokaya, signed Kochoro Toyokuni ga; Setchu sanko zu
(Three Views in the Snow), circa 1847-52, publisher Ebiya, signed Oju
Ichyosai/Kochoro Toyokuni ga; Kabuki revenge scene of Rokusuke,
circa 1847-52, publisher Moriya, signed Toyokuni ga; Hana Genji
yoru no omokage (Flowering Genji: Vestiges of Night), circa 1861,
publisher Omiya; one diptych [joined] depicting a scene based on
the novel Hakkenden (The Chronicle of Eight Dogs), circa 1847-52,
publisher Ebisuya, signed Oju Toyokuni ga; a single print from Tosei
mitate sanjurokkasen (Contemporary Kabuki Actors Likened to 36
Flowers), circa 1862, publisher Hiranoya Shinzo, signed Toyokuni ga;
and a single print entitled Yushima: Toto sanjurokkei (Yushima, from
36 Views of the Eastern Capital), circa 1863, publisher Omiya, signed
nanjukyusai Toyokuni hitsu
14 1/2 x 9 3/4in (37.1 x 24.8cm) each approximately

US$1,400 - 1,800