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KATSUKAWA SHUNTEI (1762–1819)
A GROUP OF FOUR SUMO PRINTS
EDO PERIOD, LATE 18 TH CENTURY
勝川春亭（1762−1819）、鏡岩濱之助、龍門鯉之助、鳴
滝忠五郎、有馬山龍右ヱ門 4枚、江戸時代、18世紀後期
woodblock prints, all signed Shuntei ga, various
publishers
vertical oban:
(4)
each approx. 36 x 25 cm., 14⅛x 9⅞ in.
£ 3,000-4,000
€ 3,550-4,700 US$ 4,000-5,300

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UTAGAWA KUNIASDA (1786–1864), UTAGAWA
KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861) AND UTAGAWA
TOYOKUNI (1769–1825)
A GROUP OF FIVE SUMO PRINTS
EDO PERIOD, 18 TH –19 TH CENTURY
歌川国貞（1786−1864）、歌川国芳（1797−1861）、
歌川豊国（1769−1825）、鬼若力之助、鏡岩濱之助、相
撲繁栄溜入りの図 階ヶ嶽龍右衛門、六ッ峰、鏡岩濱之
助、５枚、江戸時代、18–19世紀後期
the first (three): woodblock print, signed Kochoro
Toyokuni ga, circa 1847
47 the second: woodblock print, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi
ga
the third: woodblock print, signed Toyokuni ga
vertical oban:
(5)
each approx. 36 x 25 cm., 14⅛ x 9⅞ in.
£ 3,000-5,000
€ 3,550-5,900 US$ 4,000-6,700

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UTAGAWA KUNISADA I (1786–1864)
SUMO WRESTLERS KOYANAGI AND ARAUMA,
WITH SENIOR WRESTLER TOSHIYORI
SAKAIGAWA AND REFEREE (GYOJI) SHIKIMORI
KICHIRO
EDO PERIOD, 19 TH CENTURY
初代 歌川国貞（1786−1864）、小柳 荒馬 年寄境川
行事式守鬼一郎、江戸時代、19世紀
woodblock print, signed Kochoro Kunisada ga, published
by Yamaguchiya Tobei (Kinkodo), circa 1843–47
oban triptych:
(3)
each sheet approx. 36.5 x 25 cm., 14¼x 9⅞ in.
For an impression in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
accession number 11.22206-8, go to: https://www.mfa.
org/collections/search
£ 2,000-3,000
€ 2,350-3,550 US$ 2,650-4,000
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