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Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) and Utagawa Kunihisa II
(1832-1891)
Five ôban from various series, all depicting women. 1852.
a) Two from the series Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi no uchi. Narumi; a) Two ôban. Series: Edo meisho, hyakunin bijo. Geisha with
Onna Daruma in Iwabuchi, between Yoshiwara and Kanbara. shamisen box; women weaving a silk cloth. Signed: Toyokuni
Signed: Toyokuni ga in toshidama cartouche. b) Hashihime ga in toshidama cartouche. Insets signed: Kunihisa ga. Publis-
from Edo murasaki gojûyo-jô. Signed: Toyokuni ga in toshi- her: Wakasaya Yohachi. Censor: aratame. Date: XI/1857.
dama cartouche. c) Takiyasha in Katada rakugan from Ômi b) Two aiban. Utagawa Yoshitsuna (act. 1848-1868). Red colour
hakkei no uchi. Signed: Konomi ni ôjite Toyokuni ga in toshi- only. From a series with boys in a festival procession. Signed:
dama cartouche. d) Shûsaku and Wakana-hime from Mitate Ittôsai Yoshitsuna ga. Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizô. (4)
sanjûrokkasen. Signed: Ichiyôsai Toyokuni ga. Seal: toshidama.
(5) € 300 – 600 Foto online
Provenance
Two prints with collector’s seal Helmut Wilmes
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€ 800 – 900 Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)
a) Three ôban from three different series: Jûnigatsu no uchi;
149 Tôsei Komachi; tattooed actor in an untitled series. Signed:
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Toyokuni ga in toshidama cartouche. b) Three ôban, parts
of triptychs or diptychs. Onnagata. Signed: Toyokuni ga in
Five ôban, parts of diptychs or triptychs. Mostly actors: Man toshidama cartouche. (6)
in yukata with tiger design; old man and peddler; samurai
on horseback; nightly fight; man on bench with umbrella. All € 400 – 500 Foto online
signed Toyokuni ga in toshidama cartouche. Censor: aratama.
Various publishers. 1850s. (5)
Provenance
Two prints with collector’s seal Helmut Wilmes, one with seal
of Japan Gallery, London
€ 400 – 700
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