Yoshitora, Utagawa (active ca. 1836-1882). An actor in the role of Yazama Shinro…

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Yoshitora, Utagawa

(active ca. 1836-1882). An actor in the role of Yazama Shinroku. From the series: Gishi yonjûshichi nin no uchi (Of the 47 faithful followers). Color woodblock print 1847-1850. size: ôban (36 x 24,5 cm). Signed: Ichimosai Yoshitora ga. Published by: Izumiya Ichibei. Seal: Ichimôsai. Censorship: Mera a. Murata. Mounted under passep. Some spotting, partly creased. - ╔With: Utagawa Kunisada╗ (Toyokuni III, 1786-1864). A geisha standing in front of a palanquin. Middle sheet of the triptych "A canopy of maple leaves, the patterned strings of a koto" (Momijigasa ito no ayakoto) from a series of the Genji story (Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji). Color woodblock print, c. 1850. ôban (35 x 24.5 cm). Signed: Ichiyôsai Toyokuni ga. Publisher: probably Tsuta-ya Kichizô. Glued to cardboard at left margin. - Somewhat faded, slight signs of wear. 2 pp. D

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Estim. 250 - 350 EUR

UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI (1769-1825) Japan, Edo period 35,5 - 38,5 cm x 25,5 - 26,3 cm Three ôban tate-e, color woodblock prints 1) Kabuki actor Bando Mitsugoro III in the role of Banzuiin Chobei (?) with a shouldered sword under a maple tree. Signed: Toyokuni ga. Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikichi. Censor: Kiwame. Date: c. 1820. 2) Kabuki actor Seki Sanjuro carrying a lantern. Signed: Toyokuni ga. Publisher: Kawaguchiya Chozo. Date: c. 1820. 3) Mann mit Fächer and bijin. Signed: Toyokuni ga. Censor seal: Kiwame. Minor wear, partly stained, one print with small worm holes, one backed and with surface loss, mounted in passepartout

Estim. 400 - 600 EUR

UTAGAWA KUNISADA (TOYOKUNI III ) (1786 - 1864) Japan, late Edo period 25 - 36,5 x 23,5 - 36,5 cm 10 colour woodblock prints and one woodblock print: 1) Yakusha-e, Nakamura Shakuemon as a man with a straw hat in the snow. 2 - 10) Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III): Ôban yoko-e. Kabuki scene. Signature: Toyokuni ga. Publisher: Yamamoto Heikichi. Date: 1852. 3) Woodcut. Courtesans. Signature: Ôko Kunisada hitsu. Publisher: Yamaguchiya. Censorship: Aratame. 4) Young girl next to bamboo surrounded by sparrows. 5) Bijinga. 6) Actor Nakamura Kanjaku II or II in the role of Gokuin Senemon. Signature: Ôju Toyokuni ga. Publisher: Murataya Ichigorô. Censorship: Hama and Kinugasa. Date: around 1848. 7) Series: '''Azuma nishiki-e'''. Kabuki actor Seki Sanjuro. Signature: Toyokuni ga. Date: 1861. 8) Series: ''Mitate Sanju Rokkasen no Uchi '' (36 famous poets parodied). Kabuki actor Ichikawa Yaozo III in the role of Denbei. Signature: Toyokuni ga. Date: ca. 1851. 9) Actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Benkei. Series: ''Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi'' (Actors in 53 Stations of Tokaido). Signature: Toyokuni ga. Date: 1852. 10) Series: ''Kannon reigenki Saigoku junrei''. Title: Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto. 11) Two Chûban tate-e. Minor wear, some backed, partly with wormholes at the margins, partly trimmed, slightly soiled, one print with binding holes at the margin, mounted in passepartout

Estim. 500 - 600 EUR

- Attributed to Gakutei Yashima (1786-1868) Daikoku from the Kokkei Shichi-Fukujin series, Entertainments of the Seven Gods of Happiness. The god Daikoku is depicted full-length as a kamuro (servant girl), carrying a huge bag on her back. In the circle at the top left is inscribed the name Daikoku, god of abundance, one of the shichi fukujin "seven gods of happiness". He is always depicted carrying a bag on his back. Date: circa 1820. Unsigned. Surimono shikishiban : 19.2 x 12.5 cm Embossing, silver highlights. - Shinsai Ryuryukyo (1764?-1820) Okame Okame, Shinto goddess of cheerfulness and good humor, is depicted standing, holding a hitachi in her hands. Her hair untied, she is dressed in a ceremonial costume. On the left-hand side of the print are five kyôka poems evoking plum blossoms, the song of the nightingale, a willow tree, summer, girls' clothes, etc. Signed Ryûryûkyô Shinsai ga. Surimono shikishiban: 19.0 x 17.5 cm - Hokuga Katsushika (active 1804-1844) Young woman contemplating a flower Sitting on wooden faggots at the foot of a tree, a young woman contemplates a flower held between her fingers. In front of her flows a small stream. At the top of the print is a poem. It reads: Nishi higashi/ Nigiwau haru o Tsuki nobete/ Kuroki wa Juppa/ Juichiwa Zutsu "Spring gaiety spreads eastward and westward And here are ten bundles of kuroki: there are eleven bundles in each bundle". (Kuroki is oven-smoked wood that the women of Ohara in Yasé, a Kyôto suburb, sell in Kyôto). Date: 1805 (year of the ox). Signed Hokuga ga. Surimono shikishiban: 12.6 x 16.2 cm Overall. - Hokushu Shokosai (active circa 1820-1830) The actor Bandô Mitsugorô Actor Bandô Mitsugorô is shown on the right as Daihanji Kiyozumi, the father. On the left, actor Arashi Koroku as Koganosuke, the son. Signed Shunkôsai Hokushû ga. Wataki publisher. Format oban tate-e right part of a diptych: 36.7 x 25.6 cm Bibliography: Keyes p.73, no. 16. - Hokushu Shokosai (active circa 1820-1830) Zôri-uchi/ Battle with a sandal On the left, actor Nakamura Matsue as Chûrô Onoe. On the right, actor Bandô Mitsugorô as Tsubone Iwafuji, two characters from the drama Kagamiyama Kokyô no Nishikie. Signed Shunkôsai Hokushû ga. Date: circa 1821. Format oban tate-e: 36.5 x 25.1 cm Overall. Shunko Katsukawa (1743-1812) Otani Hiroemon II brandishing a sword with his right hand With his feet planted firmly on the ground, his face menacing and the bottom of his kimono pulled up over his thighs, we can assume that he is preparing to attack an enemy. Signed Shunko ga. Hosoban format: 30.6 x 14.6 cm Framed under glass. Worm hole. Maculature under the actor's left hand. - Shunjo Katsukawa (died 1787) Actor Bando Mitsugoro II in the role of a young elegant lady n his right hand, he holds a brush, in his left a long, thin sheet of paper. Behind him, rising to chest height, is a clear-cut fence. His kimono is decorated with orange geometric motifs. Signed Shunjo ga. Hosoban format: 32.5 x 14.7 cm Framed under glass. Faded colors. - Shunsho Katsukawa (1726-1792) Actor Onoe Matsuke I as the evil monk Gannin Showaru Osho Artist's seal in the shape of a Tsubo jar bearing the Hayashi character. Hosoban format: 31.7 x 14.7 cm Framed under glass. Bibliography: Ukiyo-e Taisei, vol. V, 63 repr. The set. - Attributed to Kunisada Utagawa (1786-1864) two sheets of drawings of actors. A man is standing in front of the entrance to a house. In his hand, he holds a sake container on which is written the character kotobuki (longevity). On the left are the actor's name and his role: Ichikawa Ebizô as Kenkaya no Gorô. The other sheet shows a man standing between the entrance and a screen, wearing an undone obi. It appears that another person on the right is pulling the end of the belt. At top left, the actor's name and role are noted: Sawamura Tosshô as Kakogawa Seijûrô. Preparatory drawings for prints. Unsigned. Format: 36.3 x 26.5 cm and 37.2 x 26.4 cm Some soiling. - Attributed to Kunisada Utagawa (1786-1864) Two actors The scene depicts Taimen, the meeting between the two Soga brothers shown here and their enemy Kudô Suketsune. preparatory drawing for a print, on tracing paper, with color highlights. Unsigned. Format: 36.3 x 26.5 cm Fresh colors. Central fold. Soiling. Wear and tear. - Attributed to Kunisada Utagawa (1786-1864) Three actors Theatrical scene: the actor in the center attempts to take possession of a letter from the hands of the other two actors. Nakamura Tsurusuke, in the role of Ginpei. Arashi Kichisaburô, in the role of T

Estim. 300 - 450 EUR

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