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UEMURA SHOEN (1875-1949), KITANO TSUNETOMI (1880-1947)
AND OTHERS
Taisho (1912-1926) and/or Showa (1926-1989) era,
early 20th century
17 oban tate-e shin-hanga prints, illustrating the works of the famous
playwright Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725), by leading Taisho-
era artists as follows: (1) Semimaru in Semimaru by Suga Tatehiko
(1878-1963); (2) The heroine Matsukaze in Matsukaze murasame
sokutai kagami by Nakazawa Hiromitsu (1874–1964); (3) Lady Hagi
probably in Kanhasshu tsunagi-uma by Ogawa Usen (1868-1938);
(4) The sailor Kezori Kuemon in Hakata kojoro nami makura by Noda
Kyuho (1879-1971); (5) The heroine Ochiyo in Sunju yoi koshin by
Kitani Chigusa (1895-1947); (6) A swordsman by Yamaguchi Sohei
(1882-1961); (7) A female ghost by Uemura Shoen (1875-1949); (8)
The deity Fudo and the priest Mongaku by Tomita Keisen (1879-
1936); (9) The heroine Osan in Daikyoji mukashi-goyomi by Okada
Saburousuke (1869-1939); (10) The heroine Yugiri in Yugiri Awa no
Naruto by Shima Seien (1892-1970); (11)The heroine Umekawa in
Meido no hikyaku by Kitano Tsunetomi (1880-1947); (12) A bunraku
puppet in the role of Kongomaru Terutada in Shibaraku by Nishimura
Goun (1877-1938); (13) The spirit of wine in Shuten doji by Tamamura
Hokuto (1893-1951); (14) The heroine Koman in Tanba Yosaku by
Yamamura Kouka (1885-1942); (15) The heroine Koharu in Shinju ten
no amijima by Kikuchi Keigetsu (1879-1955); (16) Princess Kinshōjo in
Kokusenya Kassen by Nishiyama Suisho (1879-1958); (17) The heroine
Toragozen in Soga by Ishikawa Toraji (1875-1964); variously signed,
originally published between 1922 and 1926 as a series of 18 prints
and supplement to a set of 16 volumes of Monzaemon’s work titled
Dai Chikamatsu Zenshu (The Complete Works of Chikamatsu), some
with an engraver and printer’s names, this set probably containing both
original and later editions. The smallest: 29cm x 44cm (11 7/16in x 17
5/16in); the largest: 47.5cm x 29.8cm (18¾in x 11¾in). (17).
£1,500 - 2,000
JPY230,000 - 300,000
US$2,000 - 2,700 (part lot)

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