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186 TSUKIOKA                YOSHITOSHI                 (1839-1892)


                                                                   Oshu adachigahara hitotsuya no
                                                                   zu (The Lonely House on Adachi

                                                                   Moor)

                                                                   Woodblock prints, signed Oju Yoshitoshi hitsu,
                                                                   sealed Yoshitoshi, published by Matsui Eikichi,
                                                                   1885
                                                                   Vertical oban diptych: 14¬ x 9√ in. (37.1 x 25.1
                                                                   cm.) each approx.                            (2)

                                                                   $4,000-6,000



                                                              187 TSUKIOKA                YOSHITOSHI                  (1839-1892)


                                                                    Horyukaku ryoyu tsutomu
                                                                    (Two brave men on the roof of

                                                                    Horyukaku)

                                                                    Woodblock prints, signed Oju Yoshitoshi ga,
                                                                    with artist's seal Yoshitoshi no in, published by
                                                                    Matsui Eikichi, 1885 (Meiji 18)
                                                                    Vertical oban diptych: 14√ x 10¿ in. (37.8 x 25.7
                                                                    cm.) each approx.                           (2)

                                                                    $4,000-6,000


                                                                    This is an illustration of an episode from Baikin's novel
                                                                    Nanso Satomi hakkenden(The tale of the eight loyal
                                                                    dogs of the house of Satomi), where Inuzuka Shino
                                                                    and Inukai Genpachi, unaware that they are brothers,
                                                                    fight each other on the roof of the Horyukaku pavilion
                                                                    of Koga castle.



                                                              188 TSUKIOKA                 YOSHITOSHI                 (1839-1892)


                                                                    Watanabe no Tsuna cutting the
                                                                    arm of the demon at Rashomon

                                                                    Woodblock prints, signed Oju Yoshitoshi hitsu,
                                                                    sealed Taiso, published by Matsui Eikichi
                                                                    Vertical oban triptych: 14¬ x 9√ in. (37.1 x 25.1
                                                                    cm.) each approx.                           (2)

                                                                    $2,000-3,000
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