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ISODA KORYUSAI (ACTIVE CIRCA KIKUKAWA EIZAN (1787-1867), UTAGAWA KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848), TEISAI
1764-1788), HOSODA EISHI (1756-1829), TOYOKUNI (1769-1825) AND OTHERS SENCHO (ACTIVE CIRCA 1830-1850),
KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO (1726-1792), Edo period (1615-1868), UTAGAWA TOYOHIRO (1773–1828),
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) early to late 19th century UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI III (1786-1864),
AND OTHERS 35 oban and one hosoban prints: 31 oban AND OTHERS
Edo period (1615-1868) to Meiji era (1868- tate-e bijinga by Eizan, many incomplete Edo period (1615-1868) to Meiji era (1868-
1912), mid 18th to late 19th century sheets from triptychs, including two from 1912), early to late 19th century
Comprising 16 oban, the majority incomplete the series Furyu Chushingura e-kyodai 26 oban, one chuban and one koban prints:
sheets from triptychs, four hosoban, three (Elegant Matching Pictures of The Treasury 13 prints by Eisen comprising 12 oban tate-e
chuban, one aiban, one yotsugiriban prints, and of Loyal Retainers) and four from the series bijinga including one from the series Tosei
three hanshibon-size books: three bijinga by Seiro bijin zoroi (Collection of Beauties of kobutsu hakkei (Eight Favourite Things in
Koryusai, comprising two oban from the series the Green Houses); two kabuki actor prints the Modern World) and one koban depicting
Hinagata wakana no hatsumoyo (Models for by Toyokuni, comprising one oban tate-e an owl perched on a tree branch; two
Fashion: New Designs as Fresh Young Leaves) depicting the actor Ichikawa Omezo in the oban tate-e bijinga by Sencho depicting a
and one chuban from the Furyu Kanazawa role of Iwafuji and one hosoban depicting an courtesan; two oban tate-e and one chuban
hakkei (Elegant Eight Views of Kanazawa); five actor in the role of Ishikawa Goemon; one yoko-e bijinga by Toyoshiro; four oban tate-e
oban bijinga by Eishi; two oban bijinga by Eisho; oban yoko-e from the series Chuyu gishinroku yakusha-e by Toyokuni or Toyokuni II; two
one oban bijinga and one Hosoda-school oban- (Story of Loyal Retainers) by Toyokuni III; oban tate-e prints by Toyokuni III comprising
size book plate; one oban bijinga by Toyohisa; one oban tate-e print by Kuniyoshi depicting one bijinga from the series Hyakunin isshu
three hosoban and one chuban yakusha-e by courtiers and samurai; the last oban tate-e, emyo (One Hundred Poems by One Hundred
or attributed to Shunsho; another hosoban anonymous, depicting a samurai battle scene; Poets) and one yakusha-e; three oban
yakusha-e attributed to Shunko; one oban by variously published, variously signed except musha-e by Shuntei including one of Wada
Shunei from the kabuki play Chushingura (The for the last, all contained inside plastic sleeves Shinbochi and Yuasa Hongu Taro; another
Treasury of Loyal Retainers); another oban mounted on to card. The smallest 30cm x oban tate-e musha-e by Yoshimori depicting
yakusha-e depicting Segawa Roko by Kunisada; 14cm (11¾in x 5½in), the largest 38cm x Musashibo Benkei; variously published,
one aiban depicting a courtier and attendants 26cm (15in x 10¼in). (36). variously signed, all contained inside plastic
by Kitao Shigemasa; one chuban surimono sleeves mounted on to card. The smallest
by Toryu; one oban landscape by the Hokusai £1,000 - 1,500 23cm x 17cm (9in x 6¾in), the largest 37.5cm
school; a sheet of two koban prints from an JPY140,000 - 210,000 x 26cm (14¾in x 10¼in). (28).
untitled Tokaido series by Hokusai; one oban US$1,200 - 1,900
depicting Fujin (the God of Wind) by a Meiji-era £1,000 - 1,500
artist; together with two volumes from Hokusai JPY140,000 - 210,000
manga (Random Drawings by Hokusai), late US$1,200 - 1,900
edition, and one volume from Seitei kacho gafu
(Seitei’s Bird-and-Flower Painting Manual);
variously published, variously signed, some
unsigned, all prints contained inside plastic
sleeves mounted on to card. The smallest 13cm
x 19cm (5 1/8in x 7½in), the largest 26.2cm x
38.7cm (10¼in x 15¼in). (28).
£800 - 1,000
JPY110,000 - 140,000
US$990 - 1,200
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