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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)
           156                                                                來源:
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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.

                  157                                                         來源:
                                                                              巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset(1936-2021)舊藏
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