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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) ET
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II (1826-1869)
Japon, époque Edo (1615-1868), vers 1856-
1864
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) AND
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II (1826-1869)
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868), circa 1856-
1864
Comprising six oban tate-e prints: three
by Hiroshige I from the series Meisho
Edo hyakkei (100 Famous Views of Edo),
consisting of Ryogoku Hanabi (Fireworks at
Ryogoku), Kakuchu shinonome (Dawn inside
the Yoshiwara) and Asakusagawa Shubi
no matsu Oumayagashi (Pine of Success
and Oumayagashi, Asakusa River); three
by Hiroshige II, consisting of Kyoto and
Shimotsuke, from the series Shokoku Meisho
hyakkei (Famous Views of Edo); all published
between 1856-1864 by Uoya Eikichi, except
for the last by Fujiokaya Keijiro, five signed
Hiroshige ga and one signed Hiroshige hitsu.
The largest: 35.7cm (14in) x 23.5cm (9 1/4in);
the smallest: 33cm (13in) x 22cm (8 5/8in). (6).
€1,000 - 1,500
Provenance:
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
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UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769-1825)
Japon, époque Edo (1615-1868), fin du XVIIIe
siècle
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769-1825)
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868), late 18th
century
An oban tate-e print depicting a dynamic bust
portrait of the kabuki actor Nakamura Nakazo
II as Matsuomaru in the play Sugawara
Denju Tenarai Kagami, the actor is portrayed
with distinctive heavy black lines around
his eyes and mouth, the trademarks of the
actor Nakazo II; his kimono decorated with
stylised pine patterns, with publisher’s mark of
Yamaguchi-ya; signed Toyokuni ga.
37cm (14 1/2in) x 25.2cm (10in).
€1,500 - 2,000
Provenance:
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
This is a fine and extremely rare bust portrait
executed under the strong influence of
Toshusai Sharaku, and is considered an
exemplar of Toyokuni’s oeuvere at its very
best. Only four impressions of this subject are
known to survive. Compare with impressions
in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York:
accession no.JP100, and Honolulu Museum
of Art: source ID 1314.
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