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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858),
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) and
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)

Eighteen ôban from the series Tôkaidô go-
jûsan tsui, designed by both Kuniyoshi and
Hiroshige, with a few designs by Kunisada.
Present are 11 prints by Kuniyoshi, 3 by
Hiroshige and 4 by Kunisada: Odawara,
Fujisawa, Yoshiwara, Kanbara, Ejiri, Okabe,
Fujieda, Shimada, Kakegawa, Fukuroi,
Mitsuke, Arai, Futagawa, Yoshida, Chiryû,
Kuwana, Seki and Ishibe. Signed: Ichiyûsai
Kuniyoshi ga; Chôôrô Kuniyoshi ga; Seal:
yoshikiri; Hiroshige ga; Hiroshige giga;
Seal: diamond; Kôchôrô Toyokuni ga; Ôjû
Toyokuni ga; Seal: toshidama. Block carvers:
Horikô Takejirô; horikô. Publishers: Ibaya
Kyûbei; Ibaya Sensaburô; Enshuya Matahei;
Kojimaya, Iseya Ichibei. Censor: Mura. Circa
1845. (18)
Provenance
Five prints with collector’s seal
Helmut Wilmes, one print with collector’s
seal Gerhard Pulverer
€ 1.500 – 2.000

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
176 (part lot)
a) Ôban triptych. Series: Yoshitsune ichi-
daiki no uchi. Minamoto no Yoshitsune,
Kita-no-kata and Benkei. Signed: Chôôrô
Kuniyoshi ga. Publisher: Senichi. Censor:
Mura. 1844. b) Ôban triptych. Scene from
the Tale of Soga. Signed: Ichiyûsai Kuniyos-
hi ga; Chôôrô Kuniyoshi ga. Publisher: Ebiya
Rinnosuke. 1845. c) Ôban, part of triptych.
Title: Ujigawa kassen no zu. Crossing the
River. Signed: Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga. Seal:
yoshikiri. 1849. (3)
Provenance
Provenance: c) Collector’s seal
Helmut Wilmes

€ 500 – 600
177 (part lot)

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