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YOSHIHARU (1828-1888) AND YOSHU CHIKANOBU
(HASHIMOTO CHIKANOBU) (1838-1912)
Edo Period (1615-1868) and Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1864 and
1886
Two oban tate-e print triptychs (framed): the first of a kite-flying
competition in the blue sky, circa 1864, publisher Iseya Fujikichi,
censor’s seal ne ju aratame, signed Ichibaisai Yoshiharu ga on the
right sheet, Yoshiharu ga on the left sheet; the second of Sekai daiichi
chariko daikyoku umanozu (World’s Number One Circus), circa 1886,
publisher Okura Shirobei (2)
Overall 22 x 37 1/2in (55.8 x 95.3cm) prints [three sheets joined] 14
1168 ¼ x 29 3/8in (36.2 x 74.5cm)
Overall 22 1/8 x 36 1/4in (56.2 x 92.3cm) prints [three sheets joined]
14 ½ x 29 1/4in (36.7 x 74.4cm)
US$800 - 1,200
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UTAGAWA YOSHITOYO (1830-1866)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1860
An oban yoko-e print titled Moko no sho utsushi (An Exact Depiction
of a Ferocious Tiger), circa 1860, publisher Shinagawa-ya, signed
Ichiryusai Yoshitoyo ga
10 3/16 x 14 13/16in (26 x 37.8cm)
US$600 - 1,000
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SHUNKOSAI HOKUSHU (1810-1832), SHUNBAISAI HOKUEI
(1824-1837), SAIKOTEI SHIBAKUNI (ACTIVE 1821-1826),
RYUSAI SHIGEHARU (1803-1853), AND ICHIYOTEI YOSHITAKI
(1841-1899)
Edo period (1615-1868), mid 19th century
Comprising five oban tate-e prints, an oban tate-e diptych and a
chuban tate-e triptych (framed): Hidari(Left) Actor Ichikawa Ebijuro
I as Yokanpei, from the series Uchiwa tosei kurabe (Comparison of
Current Roles on Fans), circa 1824, publisher Toshikuraya Shinbei
(Toshin), signed Shunkosai Hokushu ga; Actor Nakamura Tomijuro
II as the Courtesan Kikugawa, circa 1833, signed Shunkosai
Hokuei ga; Actor Arashi Kitsusaburo, signed Saikotei Shibakuni
ga; Actor Arashi Rikan as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo, circa 1833,
signed Ryusai Shigeharu ga; Actors Onoe Kikugoro III as Shizuka
Gozen (right) and Nakamura Utaemon III as the Fox Tadanobu
(left), circa 1830, publisher Shohonya Seishichi Honsei, signed
Gyokuryutei Shigeharu ga (on each sheet); Collage Pictures for
Hagoita (Battledores), signed Yoshitaki hitsu; Actors in Keisei
1169 Somewaketazuna Nakamura Nakasuke II as Washizuka Kandayu,
Onoe Shoju I as Sagizaka Sanai, Fujikawa Tomokichi III as the
Courtesan Sakuragi (right), Onoe Tamizo II as Yurugi Saemon, Arashi
Kichisaburo III as Saito Kuranosuke, Jitsukawa Enzabu, circa 1863,
signed Ichiyosai Yoshitaki hitsu (on left sheet only) (7)
Overall 20 11/16 x 16in (52.5 x 40.7cm) print 14 ½ x 10in (36.8 x
25.4cm) each approximately
Overall 20 3/8 x 25 5/8in (56.8 x 65.2cm) prints [two sheets joined]
15 3/16 x 20 ½in (39 x 52cm)
Overall 16 ¼ x 27 3/8in (41.2 x 69.5cm) prints [three sheets joined]
21 x 9 7/16in (53.4 x 24cm)
US$1,000 - 1,500

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ICHIEISAI YOSHITSUYA (1822-1866)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1847-1852
An uncut uchiwa-e (fan) print titled Shinagawa oki no nami (Waves
off Shinagawa), circa 1847-1852, censor’s seals Yoshimura and
Kinugawa, publisher’s seal, signed Ichieisai Yoshitsuya ga
9 3/16 x 11 11/16in (23.3 x 29.7cm)
US$800 - 1,200

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