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UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
AND KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848)
Edo period (1615-1868), mid-19th century, one dated 1852
Two oban tate-e prints; the first by Kuniyoshi of Narumi yau (Night
Rain at Narumi) from the series Yobu hakkei (Military Brilliance of the
Eight Views), depicting Inagawa Yoshimoto fighting in a downpour
at the battle of Okehazama, published by Enshuya Hikobei, with two
nanushi censor’s seals Mera and Watanabe, date seal rat 7 (1852),
signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, 37.5cm x 25.3cm (14¾in x 10in); the
second by Eisen of Ningyo (Dolls) from the series Tosei kobutsu hakkei
(Eight Favorite Things in the Modern World), depicting a teenage girl
examining a doll, at the upper left corner a hina doll is displayed in a
storage box signed with the name of a well-known hina doll-maker,
Shugetsu, published by Izumiya Ichibei, censor’s seal kiwame, signed
Keisai Eisen ga, 38.5cm x 26cm (15 3/16in x 10¼in);
all mounted on card. (2).

£800 - 1,000
JPY110,000 - 130,000
US$990 - 1,200

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