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KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849), UTAGAWA KUNIYASU
(1794-1832), AND UTAGAWA KUNIMITSU I (ACTIVE
1800S-EARLY 1830S)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1781-1830
Comprising three oban yoko-e prints: Ryogoku-bashi yusuzumi hanabi
kenbutsu no zu (Enjoying the Evening Cool Viewing Fireworks at
Ryogoku Bridge), circa 1781-1789, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi
(Eijudo), signed Katsu Shunro ga; Ryogoku ryo no zu (Evening Cool
at Ryogoku Bridge), circa 1804-1830, published by Kawaguchiya
Uhei, censor’s seal kiwame, signed Ichiosai Kunimitsu ga; and Ozumo
kogyo no zu (Performance of Sumo Fund-Raising Tournament), signed
Kuniyasu ga; each from the series Shinpan uki-e (Newly Published
Perspective Pictures) (3) 8 7/8 x 14 1/4in (22.5 x 36.2cm)
8 7/8 x 13 3/4in (22.5 x 34.9cm)
8 1/2 x 13 13/16in (21.5 x 35cm)
$1,000 - 1,500
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UTAGAWA KUNISADA II (KUNIMASA III, TOYOKUNI IV, 1823-
1880)
Edo period (1615-1868), 1865-1870
Comprising four oban tate-e prints and an oban tate-e print triptych:
the first titled Boso awabi tori onna (Abalone Divers in Boso, Chiba),
100 from the series Josho sanjuroku kisen (36 Women of All Ranks),
1870, published by Tsutaya Kichizo, censor’s seal mi ku aratame,
signed Oko Kunisada hitsu; Bando Hikosaburo as Uba Otsuji and
Iwai Hisajiro as Botaro, 1864, censor’s seal ne ku aratame, signed
Kunisada ga; Rokudanme (Act VI): Actors Ichimura Kakitsu IV as
Tanegashima Gonroku, Nakamura Tsuruzo I as Metsubo Yahachi, and
Ichikawa Danzo I as Tanuki no Kakubei, and left sheet of a diptych
of Shichidanme (Act VII), Sawamura Tossho II as Teraoka Heiemon’s
Younger Sister Okura, both from the series Joruri Chushingura (A
Joruri Performance of The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers), 1865,
censor’s seal ushi shi aratame, signed Kunisada hitsu; and a triptych
depicting actors Bando Hikosaburo V as Ukiyo Tohei (right), Ichimura
Kakitsu IV as Nozarashi Gosuke (center), and Ichikawa Danzo VI as
Rokuji Namuemon (left), 1865, censor’s seal ushi ni aratame, signed
Baichoro Kunisada ga (on each sheet); each published by Iseya
Kanekichi (7)
14 1/2 x 10in (37.5 x 25.4cm) each approximately
$1,500 - 2,000

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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE I (1797 - 1858)
Edo period (1615-1868), 1858
An oban tate-e print entitled Ryogoku hanabi (Fireworks at Ryogoku),
from the series Meisho Edo hyakkei (100 Famous Views of Edo), 1858,
101 published by Uoya Eikichi, signed Hiroshige ga
13 13/16 x 8 3/4in (33.4 x 22cm)
$1,000 - 1,500
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