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UTAGAWA KUNISADA I (TOYOKUNI III) (1786-1864) WITH
KATSUSHIKA ISAI (1821-1880)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1847-64
An oban tate-e print and a set of six koban tate-e prints of
actors (framed): Ne Brigade, Ninth Group, Nekomatabashi: Actor
Ichinokawa Ichizo (Ichikawa Ichizo III) as Inumura Daikaku, from the
series Flowers of Edo and Views of Famous Places, circa 1864,
publisher Katoya Iwazo, censor’s seal ne ni aratame, signed Toyokuni
ga (bottom right), Isai ga (top) and Manjiro Hokuen ga (bottom left);
various actors, circa 1847-52, censor’s seals Fuku and Muramatsu,
signed Toyokuni ga on each sheet (2)
Overall 19 7/8 x 15 1/8in (50.5 x 38.4cm) print 14 3/16 x 9 1/2in (36 x 24.2cm)
Overall 20 5/8 x 28 ¼in (52.5 x 71.7cm) print 6 ¾ x 4 3/4in (17.2 x
12.2cm) each approximately
US$1,000 - 1,500

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UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Edo period (1615-1868), mid 19th century
Comprising three oban tate-e prints: Yamamoto Kansuke, from the
series Chuko meiyo kijin den (Lives of Remarkable People Renowned
for Loyalty and Virtue), circa 1845, publisher Iseya Ichibei, censor’s
seal kinugasa, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga; Poem by Ariwara no
Narihira no Ason, from the series Hyakunin isshu no uchi (100 Poems
by 100 Poets), circa 1838, publisher Ehiko, signed Chooro Kuniyoshi
ga; and Yomogyu (The Wormwood Patch), from the series Wakan
nazorae Genji (Japanese and Chinese Comparisons for the Chapters
of the Genji), circa 1855, publisher Iseyoshi, censor’s seals aratame u
juni, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga (3)
14 3/8 x 19 7/16in (36.5 x 24.5cm) 14 7/16 x 9 5/8in (36.7 x 24.7cm)
15 1/8 x 10 1/4in (38.7 x 26cm)
US$800 - 1,200
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UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1827-35
Comprising three oban tate-e prints: Otani Korunosuke fights a giant
boar, from the series Honcho Suikoden goyu happyakunin (800 1160
Heroes of the Japanese Shuihuzhuan), circa 1830-35, publisher
Kagaya Kichibei, censor’s seal kiwame; two prints from the series
Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin (108 Heroes of the Popular
Shuihuzhuan), circa 1827-30, the first of Konseimao Hanzui (Fan Rui,
the Demon King of Chaos), publisher Kagaya Kichibei, censor’s seal
kiwame, and the second of Konkoryu Rishun (Li Jun, the Dragon in the
Turbulent River); each signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga (3)
15 1/16 x 10 5/16in (38.4 x 26.3cm) 14 7/8 x 10 1/4in (37.8 x 26cm)
14 3/4 x 10in (37.6 x 25.5cm)
US$1,000 - 1,500
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