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1161
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Edo period (1615-1868), 1827-40
Two oban tate-e print triptychs (framed):
the first titled Kitsune no yomeiri (Foxes’
Wedding), circa 1839-40, publisher Eshima,
signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga on the right
and left sheets, Chooro Kuniyoshi ga on the
center sheet; the second titled Chushingura
juichidanme Ryogoku-bashi sei-soroi zu
(Act XI of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers:
The Ronin Assemble at Ryogoku Bridge),
circa 1827-30, publisher Kagaya Kichiemon,
censor’s seal kiwame on the center sheet,
signed on each sheet Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga (2)
1161 Overall 21 5/8 x 36 1/4in (55 x 92cm) prints
[three sheets joined] 14 7/16 x 29 5/8in (36.7
x 75.2cm)
Overall 21 3/8 x 37 1/8in (54.3 x 94.3cm) prints
[three sheets joined] 15 x 30 11/16in (38.2 x
78cm)

US$800 - 1,200
1162
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1847-48
An oban tate-e print triptych (framed) titled
Dogai miburi junishi (The Comic Transformation
of the 12 Characters of the Zodiac), circa 1847-
48, censor’s seals Murata and Mera, publisher
Ebisuya, signed Rei no giga Ichiusai Kuniyoshi
1162 on right and left sheets, Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi on
center sheet
Overall 20 5/8 x 36 1/4in (52.5 x 92cm) prints
[three sheets joined] 14 9/16 x 29 7/8in (37 x
76cm)

US$2,000 - 3,000
1163
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Edo period (1615-1868), 1847-54
An oban yoko-e print and an oban tate-e
print triptych (framed): An actor, circa 1854,
publisher Mitaya Kihachi, censor’s seals
aratame and tora go, signed Ichiyusai
Kuniyoshi ga; and Ataru hono negai ogakumen
(Votive Tablet with Masks of Kabuki Actors
1163 Taken at Face Value), circa 1847-52, censor’s
seals Kinugawa and Hama, signed Ichiyusai
Kuniyoshi giga on right and center sheets,
Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga on left sheet (2)
Overall 15 7/8 x 20 ½in (40.3 x 52.2cm) print 9
½ x 13 5/8in (24.2 x 34.7cm)
Overall 21 5/8 x 36in (52.5 x 91.5cm) prints
[three sheets joined] 14 ½ x 29 3/8in (36.8 x
74.7cm)
US$800 - 1,200

1164
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1830s
A surimono shikishi-ban print titled Yuki
(Snow): Actor Iwai Kumesaburo II, from an
untitled series of Setsugekka (Snow, Moon,
and Flowers), poems by Ryuotei (Edo no
Hananari) and Ryukaen, signed Ichiyusai
Kuniyoshi ga
8 x 7 3/16in (20.5 x 18.3cm)
1163
US$500 - 700
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