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TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)
Meiji era (1868-1912), dated 1889-1892 and 1902
Comprising 18 oban tate-e prints from the series Shingata sanjurokkaisen (New
Forms of 36 ghosts) depicting ghosts, demons, ghouls and monsters from folk tales
and legends, some sheets with well-preserved urushi, mica and embossed details:
14 prints published by Sasaki Toyokichi between Meiji 22 and 25 (1889-1892) and
four prints published by Matsuki Heikichi in Meiji 35 (1902), the 14 prints published by
Sasaki Toyokichi comprising:

1) Shoki muchu sokki no zu (Shoki the Demon Queller Driving Demons from the
Emperor’s Dreams), dated Meiji 23 (1890), signed Yoshitoshi

2) Miidera Raigo Ajariakunen nezumi to henzuru zu (The Evil Thoughts of Raigo
of the Mii Temple Transforming Him into a Rat), dated Meiji 24 (1891),
signed Yoshitoshi utsusu

3) Jigoku Dayu godo no zu (Enlightenment of the Hell Courtesan),
dated Meiji 23 (1890), signed Yoshitoshi

4) Nitta Tadatsune dochu ni kii o miru zu (Nitta Tadatsune Seeing an Apparition in a
Cave), dated Meiji 23 (1890), signed Yoshitoshi

5) Nunobiki no taki Akugenta Yoshihira no rei Nanba Jiro o utsu (The Ghost of (5)
Akugenta Yoshihira Attacking His Executioner Namba Jiro at Nunobiki Waterfall),
dated Meiji 25 (1892), signed Yoshitoshi

6) Fujiwara no Hidesato Ryugujo mukade o iru no zu (Fujiwara no Hidesato Shooting
the Centipede at the Dragon King’s Palace), dated Meiji 23 (1890), signed Yoshitoshi

7) Sarayashiki Okiku no rei (Ghost of Okiku of the ‘Dish Mansion’), dated Meiji 23
(1890), signed Yoshitoshi

8) Narihira (Narihira), dated Meiji 23, signed Yoshitoshi

9) Tametomo no bui Tokijin o shirizoku zu (Tametomo the Great Warrior Driving Back
the Fierce God of Smallpox), dated Meiji 23 (1890), signed Yoshitoshi

10) Fujiwara no Sanekata no shushinsuzume to naru zu (Fujiwara no Sanekata’s
Obsession with the Sparrows), dated Meiji 23 (1890), signed Yoshitoshi

11) Kuzunoha kitsune doji ni wakaruru no zu (The Fox-Woman Kuzunoha Leaving Her
Child), dated Meiji 23 (1890), signed Yoshitoshi

12) Gamo Sadahide no shin Toki Motosada Koshu Inohanayama ni mao o nagetaosu
no zu (Gamo Sadahide’s Servant, Toki Motosada, Hurling a Demon King to the
Ground at Mount Inohana), dated Meiji 23 (1890), signed Yoshitoshi ga

13) Taira Koremochi Togakushiyama kijo taiji no zu (Taira Koremochi Vanquishes a (12)
Female Demon at Togakushi Mountain), dated Meiji 23 (1890), signed Yoshitoshi

14) Roba kiwan o mochisaru no zu (The Old Woman Retrieving Her Arm),
dated Meiji 22 (1889), signed Yoshitoshi

Four prints published by Matsuki Heikichi comprising:

15) Daimotsu no ura ni rei Taira no Tomomori kaijo ni shutsugen no zu
(The Ghost of Taira no Tomomori Appearing at Daimotsu Bay), dated Meiji 35 (1902),
signed Yoshitoshi

16) Dairi ni Ii no Hayata nue no sasu zu (Ii no Hayata Killing the Nue Monster at the
Imperial Palace), dated Meiji 35 (1902), signed Yoshitoshi

17) Kiyomori Fukuhara ni suhyaku no jinto o miru zu, (Kiyomori Seeing Hundreds of
Skulls at Fukuhara), dated Meiji 35 (1902), signed Yoshitoshi

18) Omoi tsuzura (A Heavy Wicker Basket), dated Meiji 35 (1902), signed Yoshitoshi

All loose and contained inside a plastic folder.
Each approx. 37cm x 25cm (14 9/16in x 9 7/8in). (19).

£10,000 - 15,000
JPY1,400,000 - 2,100,000
US$12,000 - 19,000

(part lot) (18)

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