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Kubo SHUNMAN ( 1757 – 1820 )
Mishima, or Toi, Province of Settsu. The best design from an
exquisite set of six prints showing graceful young women, girls and,
in two instances, young men representing the Six Crystal ( Tama )
Rivers. These streams were noted for the purity of their water. The
prints are in benigirai style, “red avoiding”, a technique pioneered
by Shunman, Eishi and Shuncho. Shows a seated girl fulling cloth (
hence Toi which is the alternative name of the river and the word
for beating cloth ) with three other beauties near the village of
Mishima. A light shower passes by in the background. Shunman, a man
of great sophistication, designed only a few prints before
concentrating on surimono and printing and issuing some of the
finest in this format. ( See The Japanese Print A New Approach, J.
Hillier, pp. 102 – 104: “Probably no artist except Choki has
achieved so high a reputation on such a small number of prints.” )
He also excelled at painting, book illustration and light verse.
Published by Fushimiya Zenroku, c 1787. ( A later edition was issued
by Tsutaya with less harmonious colours. ) One of the most beautiful
18th century sets, and together with a night triptych showing people
returning from a poetry reading, is considered his masterpiece.
Rare.
Fine impression. The centre female’s kimono blind-printed. Very good
colour: printed only in tones of grey, light yellow and light pink,
with touches of light red on the tree’s leaves. Very small repaired
wormhole, otherwise extremely good condition with extra paper at
left. Probably untrimmed ( whereas illustrated examples all seem to
be trimmed somewhere ). Signed Shunman with seal Shunman.
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Kubo SHUNMAN ( 1757 – 1820 )
Chobu, Province of Musashi from an exquisite set of six prints
showing graceful young women, girls and, in two instances, young men
representing the Six Crystal ( Tama ) Rivers. These streams were
noted for the purity of their water. The prints are in benigirai
style, “red avoiding”, a technique pioneered by Shunman, Eishi and
Shuncho. Shows a girl washing stripes of cloth in the stream. In
fact, this design conjoins with the following in the set of six
prints. Shunman, a man of great sophistication, designed only a few
prints before concentrating on surimono and printing and issuing
some of the finest in this format. ( See The Japanese Print A New
Approach, J. Hillier, pp. 102 – 104: “Probably no artist except
Choki has achieved so high a reputation on such a small number of
prints.” ) He also excelled at painting, book illustration and light
verse. Published by Fushimiya Zenroku, c 1787. ( A later edition was
issued by Tsutaya with less harmonious colours. ) One of the most
beautiful 18th century sets, and together with a night triptych
showing people returning from a poetry reading, is considered his
masterpiece. Rare.
Fine impression with some blind printing. Very good colour: printed
only in tones of grey, light yellow and light pink, with touches of
light red on the tree’s leaves. Very small repaired wormhole,
otherwise extremely good condition with extra paper at left.
Probably untrimmed ( whereas illustrated examples all seem to be
trimmed somewhere ). Signed Shunman with Shunman seal.
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Utagawa TOYOKUNI I ( 1769
– 1825 )
An extremely fine triptych showing beauties and families outside the
famous dry goods store Ebisuya. ( Two roundels with the shop’s
symbol Ebisu – one of the Seven Gods of Good Luck – are on either
side of the entrance. ) Besides the elegance of the figures, there
is an added anthropological perspective as we can view the crowds of
customers inside the building. Presumably Ebisuya was the prime
motivator in getting this print published. Another impression ( ex
Spaulding collection ) is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
accession number: 21.7744. Published by Takasu Soshichi, c 1795.
Very rare.
Fine impression with exceptionally well preserved colour. One small
area affected by damp, otherwise in remarkably fine condition. Full
size. Signed Toyokuni ga.
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Kitagawa UTAMARO (1754-1806)
Tamaya-nai Tagasode, The courtesan Tagasode of the Tamaya House. She
is shown floating a model boat in a Chinese vessel. An extremely
elegant composition. Published c. 1800 – 1804. Unidentified
publisher’s seal. Apparently not listed in the standard Utamaro
reference works.
Fine impression. Virtually unfaded with the fugitive lilac pigment
on the geisha’s costume intact. Expertly repaired wormhole above
signature and minor crease to the right of figure, otherwise
extremely good condition. Full size. Signed Utamaro hitsu.
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Kochoro KUNISADA (1786
– 1865)
A secret tryst with a
young woman, her face partially hidden, opening a sliding screen
which lets a beam of light illuminate the darkness. From a set of
six prints: Secret Meetings by Moonlight, Tsuki no kage shinobiau
yoru. A fine set published c. 1836 – 38 by Yamamoto Kyubei ( second
edition Izumiya Ichibei ).
Fine impression and
colour. Minor edge soil, otherwise very good condition. Signed
Kochoro Kunisada ga.
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Kikugawa EIZAN (1787
– 1867)
A picnic party visiting
the famous cherry tree at Naruko in the city, Miyako meibonku naruko
no sakura. Poems are being written and attached to the branches. An
extremely early design ( published 1807 ).
Fine impression. Very
good colour. Some trimming around thereby loosing part of signature
on two sheets. Signed Kikugawa Eizan fude.
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Shosai GINKO (FL.
1874-1897)
A charming print
showing a Japanese lady elegantly attired, western-style, standing
beside a river with steamboats and foreign buildings in the
background. She wears a full length coat, lace-trimmed, with
colour-coordinated brolly, belt, cuffs and bow at the neck. On her
head a stylish bonnet tied below the chin. From a set: Kokin meifu
kagami, “A Mirror of Famous Women in Old and Modern Times.” This
design shows Kosome, the daughter of Kuniya Sohei. During a boat
trip around Japan in 1859 her vessel was hit by a storm and drifted
until eventually arriving in Hawaii. Rescued by an American, she
went on to study and become a teacher in America. The view behind
her shown here obviously represents America.
Fine impression and
colour with mica on the water. Light album backing and slight
offsetting at top, otherwise good condition. Signed Shosai Ginko.
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Kubo
SHUNMAN (1757-1820)
Mishima, or Toi,
Province of Settsu. The best design from an exquisite set of six
prints showing gracefull young women, girls and, in two instances,
young men representing the Six Crystal ( Tama ) Rivers. These
streams were noted for the purity of their water. The prints are in
benigirai style, “red avoiding”, a technique pioneered by Shunman,
Eishi and Shuncho. Shows a seated girl fulling cloth ( hence Toi
which is the alternative name of the river and the word for beating
cloth ) with three other beauties near the village of Mishima. A
light shower passes by in the background. Shunman, a man of great
sophistication, designed only a few prints before concentrating on
surimono and printing and issuing some of the finest in this format.
( See The Japanese Print A New Approach, J. Hillier, pp. 102 – 104:
“Probably no artist except Choki has achieved so high a reputation
on such a small number of prints.” ) He also excelled at painting,
book illustration and light verse. Published by Fushimiya Zenroku, c
1787. ( A later edition was issued by Tsutaya with less harmonious
colours. ) One of the most beautiful 18th century sets,
and together with a night triptych showing people returning from a
poetry reading, is considered his masterpiece. Rare.
Fine impression. The
centre female’s kimono blind-printed. Very good colour: printed only
in tones of grey, light yellow and light pink, with touches of light
red on the tree’s leaves. Minor marks, otherwise very good
condition. Probably untrimmed ( whereas illustrated examples all
seem to be trimmed somewhere ). Signed Shunman with Shunman seal.
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Kochoro KUNISADA
(1786-1865)
Three beauties returning
home on a summer evening after having been to the bathhouse,
probably in the vicinity of the Daimyojin, Edo. The third woman’s
angled lantern illuminates the whole scene, the background figures
in pure silhouette. Kunisada designed an earlier version of this
subject signed Gototei in the early 1820s. This version published c
1845-1847. This must have been a popular print as poor impressions
exist.
Very good impression and
colour. Minor edge wormage repaired, otherwise very good condition.
Signed Kochoro Toyokuni ga.
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Katsukawa SHUNSHO (1726-1792)
An
excessively rare wide hashira-e ( 27.5 x 6.5 in.; 70 x 16.5 cms. )
showing a full length courtesan. The only other impression ( heavily
trimmed ) I can locate is illustrated in an unpublished manuscript
by Frederick William Gookin, The Life And Works of Katsukawa Shunsho,
from the Clarence Buckingham collection ( C.B. AI 7 ). Published c
late 1750s. No publisher’s seal.
Very good impression. Probable fading but with nothing to compare
with ( the illustration in Gookin is a poor b.& w. image ) it’s
difficult to tell. Slight weakening along laid lines ( as per usual
) and some slight marks. Generally very good condition considering
size and date. Signed Shunsho ga.
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Ishikawa TOYONOBU (1711-1785)
An
extremely rare design showing a young woman either opening or
closing an umbrella. She wears a rain-cape and high clogs ( geta ).
Toyonobu’s hashira-e are amongst his most accomplished works. There
appear to be at least three other known impressions: A.D.Ficke,
Chats on Japanese Prints, pl.8 ( ex Metzgor coll. ); H.C.Gunsaulus,
Japanese Prints of the Clarence Buckingham Collection, Volume I, AIC,
1955, no.16, p.206; and James A. Michener, Japanese Prints, no.78,
p.75. There is some confusion as the Michener example appears to be
the same impression from various well known collectors and
illustrated in different places ( eg M. Bullier collection,
illustrated in V.& I, volume I-III, pl.LIII ). Wide hashira-e ( 27.5
x 5.5 in.; 70 x 14 cms. ) Coloured by hand with beni ( overlaid with
urushi ), yellow, mustard, brown and blue. Published c 1742 by
Urokogata-ya. A beautiful print.
Very
good impression. Some toning ( as per usual ), and slight weakening
along laid lines ( as per usual ). Trimmed slightly at left. The
colours particularly well retained. Signed Tanjodo Ishikawa Shuha
Toyonobu zu.
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Full moon at Takanawa. A bijin seated beside her palanquin at a tea
house. A mitate set: Edo Murasaki meisho Genji, "Murasaki's Genji in
Famous Places of Edo." Based on the Genji Monogatari with stylised
clouds above and below in Yamato-e style. Published by Kinseido
c1849-53. A very rare set: Late impressions being unknown.
Fine impression and colour. Light crease in left and right margin,
otherwise fine
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Tsukioka YOSHITOSHI
(1839-1892)
"Looking Suitable: The Appearance of a Brothel Geisha of the Koka
Era" ( 1844-1848 ). From the set: Thirty-two Aspects of Women
published by Tsunashima Kamekichi, 1888.
Very fine impression, colour and condition of the first edition.
This design is difficult to find in good condition as the [ oxidised
] silver of the first edition on the peacock feathers invariably
migrates to other parts of the design, especially if it comes from
an album. Signed Yoshitoshi ga.
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Ichiyusai KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
An uchiwa-e ( fan print ) showing a young girl leaning over the side
of a boat and wetting a towel. "Cool" from a set of six prints:
Imayo rokkasen, "Six Modern Choises for Summer". Published 2/1853.
Unidentified publisher.
Superb impression, colour and condition. Signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi
ga.
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Tsukioka YOSHITOSHI
(1839-1892)
Looking chilly: The
appearance of a concubine of the Bunka Era ( 1804 – 1818 ). From the
set: Thirty – two Aspects of Women published by Tsunashima Kamekichi,
1888.
Very fine impression of
the first edition. Fine colour and condition. Signed Yoshitoshi ga.
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Tsukioka YOSHITOSHI
(1839-1892)
Preparing to take a
stroll: A married woman in the Meiji Period from the set: Thirty
–two Aspects of Women published by Tsunashima Kamekichi, 1888. This
popular print shows a lady dressed in the latest western attire.
Fine impression. First
edition, second state. Fine colour. Very good condition. Signed
Yoshitoshi ga.
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Kikugawa EIZAN
(1787-1867)
A beauty ascending a
staircase with a large black samisen case from a set: Furyu bijin
soroi, a “Collection of Fashionable Beauties”. One of Eizan’s finest
designs. Unidentified publisher.
Fine impression and
colour on thick totally untrimmed deluxe hosho. Fine condition.
Signed Kikugawa Eizan fude
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Kitagawa UTAMARO
(1754-1806)
The courtesan Imose of
the Yoshiwara House Akatsuta-ya parading with her kamuro. Published
by Yamaguchi Tobei, c early 1800’s.
Fine impression and
colour. Minor edge soil, otherwise very good condition. Full size.
Signed Utamaro hitsu.
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Keisai Eisen (1790-1848)
Yoshiwara from the
set: “Bijin Tokaido” comparing beauties to the 53 Stations.
Published by Tsutaya c 1830’s. A fine design.
Very fine
impression, colour and, apart from minor trimming, fine condition.
Signed Keisai Eisen ga |
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Keisai EISEN
(1790-1848)
Oiso from the set:
“Bijin Tokaido” comparing beauties to the 53 Stations. Published by
Tsutaya c 1830’s. The best design from the set.
Very fine
impression, colour and, apart from minor trimming, fine condition.
Signed Keisai Eisen ga.
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Keisai EISEN (1790-1848)
Okitsu from the set:
“Bijin Tokaido” comparing beauties to the 53 Stations. Published by
Tsutaya c 1830’s. A fine design.
Very fine
impression, colour and, apart from minor trimming, fine condition.
Signed Keisai Eisen ga.
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Kitagawa UTAMARO (1753-1806)
The Asahiya widow ( by reading the
picture-riddle in top left box ) from Komei bijin rokkasen,
“Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets”. Published by
Omiya Gonkuro c 1795-6. This is the first edition ( there being two
later states: See The Passionate Art of Kitagawa Utamaro, Shugo
Asano and Timothy Clark, no 228, p 169 ). Fine early design.
Fine impression. Some fading and trimming,
otherwise very good condition. Signed Utamaro hitsu. |
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Kikugawa EIZAN
(1787-1867)
A rare complete pentaptych showing a princess
and her retinue on two boats being ferried across a river. Published
c 1810’s by Izumiya Ichibei.
Very good impression, colour and condition.
Signed Kikugawa Eizan hitsu. |
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Suzuki HARUNOBU (1725-1770)
A beautiful composition of a courtesan emerging
from a mosquito net. Published c 1760’s. Ex collection Hayashi.
Rare: not in Pins or Yoshida.
Very good impression and colour. Very slight
soil but in very good condition for a pillar print of this period.
Signed Harunobu ga. |
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Eishosai
CHOKI (Fl. c 1756-1808)
The
lovers Okiku and Yosuke play cat’s cradle. ( A children’s game
in which two players alternately take from each other’s fingers an
intertwined cord so as always to produce a symmetrical figure.)
Published c 1804 by Takatsuya Isuke. A similar print with same
signature and publisher is illustrated in Sadao Kikuchi, A Treasury
of Japanese Wood Block Prints, 1963, ill. No. 644 ( from the Tokyo
National Museum ). I cannot, at the present moment, locate another
impression of this design. Choki prints are rare and his finest
designs are the most prized possessions of any collection. Ex
collection Sidney C. Ward.
Very
good impression with extremely good colour. Light grey ground. The
cutting and colouring of the pattern on the boy’s kimono is
particularly fine. Minor creases, otherwise extremely good
condition. On heavy hosho. Signed [ Momogawa ] Shiko ga. |
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Kitao
MASANOBU ( Santo Kyoden ) (1761-1816)
The
most famous double oban design from Yoshiwara keisai shin bijin
awase jihitsu kagami, “A Mirror Comparing the Handwriting of New
and Beautiful Courtesans of the Yoshiwara”. Published by Tsutaya
Jusaburo, 1784. One of the most important and sumptuous
publications. Shows the courtesans Hitomoto and Tagosode with their
shinzo and kamuro. The first edition with the publishers’s address
“Omonguchi” above seal and the only design fully signed. Jack
Hillier’s copy of this print is illustrated in colour in his book
Japanese Colour Prints, Phaidon, 1972, pl.25.
Fine impression with gauffrage. Very good colour.
Slight soil but otherwise very good condition. Heavy hosho. Signed
Kitao Rissai Masanobu ga.
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Kitao
MASANOBU ( Santo Kyoden ) (1761-1816)
A
double oban design from Yoshiwara keisai shin bijin awase jihitsu
kagami, “A Mirror Comparing the Handwriting of New and Beautiful
Courtesans of the Yoshiwara”. Published by Tsutaya Jusaburo, 1784.
One of the most important and sumptuous publications. Shows the
courtesans Azumaya and Kokonoe of the Matsugane-ya house with their
shinzo and kamuro. Second edition with revised palette.
Fine
impression and colour. A few expertly repaired wormholes, otherwise
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Taiso
YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)
Looking
chilly: the appearance of a cocubine of the Bunka era from the set
Fuzoku sanjuniso, the “Thirty-Two Types of Beauty in Daily Life”
published by Tsunashima 1888. The first edition.
Very
fine impression and colour. Full size with extra paper left and top.
Signed Yoshitoshi ga. |
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Okumura MASANOBU (1686-1764)
A
pair of lovers. Obviously one sheet from a shunga album. A sumizuri-e
print with careful hand-colouring. Although possibly not
contemporary the colouring certainly has considerable age. Published
c 1710s.
Very good impression. Slight offsetting of sumi and
other minor soil and backed wormholes. Centre fold.
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Kitagawa UTAMARO (1754-1806)
A seller of fan-papers ( Jigami-uri ) and a
young beauty from an untitled series of eight prints published c1797
by Tsuruya Kiemon. The idealised itinerant merchant has black
fan-shaped lacquer boxes perched on his shoulder. In his hand he
holds a fan with an image of Daruma eyeing the couple. The set has
some excellent designs: see The Passionate Art of Kitagawa Utamaro,
Shugo Asano and Timothy Clark, 1995, no. 263, p. 141, for another.
Two other illustrated ( trimmed ) examples of this print are in:
Ukiyo Zuten, Kiyoshi Shibui, No 13, p.77, no.2 and Utamaro Zenshu,
Yoshida, p.127
Fine impression. Extremely good, unfaded colour. Full
size. Extremely good condition. Au verso small Japanese
collector’s seal and a dealer’s seal and description. Signed
Utamaro hitsu.
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Kochoro KUNISADA (1786-1865)
A kakemono-e showing a full length beauty
representing Moon from a set: Snow, Moon and Flowers of the Floating
World. Published c1844.
Very good impression and colour. Light backing,
otherwise very good condition. Signed Kunisada aratame ( “changed
his name to” ) nidai ( “the second” ) Toyokuni ga.
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Ichiyusai KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Chapter 51, Ukifune, from Nazoraye Genji kyokun
dzuye, “Illustrations of Moral Conduct Compared with the Chapters
of Genji”. A girl holding an umbrella on a snow covered bridge.
Published by Maru-ya Jimpachi c1843. One of the best designs from
the set.
Very good impression and colour. Light album
backing. Very good condition. Signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga. |
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Ichiyusai KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Chapter 41, Maboroshi, from Nazoraye Genji
kyokun dzuye, “Illustrations of Moral Conduct Compared with the
Chapters of Genji”. A girl watches returning geese against a full
moon. Published by Maru-ya Jimpachi c1843. One of the best designs
from the set.
Very good impression and colour. Light album
backing. Very good condition. Signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga. |
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Keisai EISEN
(1790-1848)
A kakemono-e showing a promenading beauty.
Fine impression. Almost perfect colour and
condition. Signed Keisai Eisen ga. |
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Kikugawa EIZAN (1787-1867)
A young beauty with child from a set Furyu
kodakara rokkasen, “Six Poets in Modern Days with Darling
Children”.
Very good impression on thick hosho. Very good
colour and condition. Completely untrimmed. Signed Kikugawa Eizan
fude. |
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Kochoro KUNISADA (1786-1865)
A fine composition showing the upper and lower
floors of a brothel in the Yoshiwara. Natsu no bu, Summer, from a
set of four prints: The View of Four Seasons in Modern Times.
Published by Kikakudo 3/1856.
Fine impression, colour an condition. Signed
Toyokuni ga.
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Utagawa TOYOHIRO (1775-1828)
A pillar print showing a young nobleman
arranging irises in a vase. One of the most elegant pillar prints.
Another (trimmed) impression, ex Ficke, is illustrated in Jacob
Pins, The Japanese Pillar Print, mo 923, p326.
Fine impression. Minor marks and slight fading
but generally very good condition for a design in this format,.
Signed Toyohiro ga.
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Okkumura TOSHINOBU (active 1717-150)
A hoso-e showing three beauties representing
the three major Japanese cities: Kyoto; Osaka, and Edo. Published
c1729.
Very good impression. Urushi-e, coloured by
hand in mustard, lilac, green, beni, gold and heavy sumi over
embossed pattern. Some toning, otherwise good condition. Signed
Yamato gwako Okumura Toshinobu hitsu.
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Taiso YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)
Wanting a stroll. A Meiji beauty in
western-style dress from the set Fuzoku sanjuniso, the “Thirty-Two
Types of Beauty in Daily Life” published by Tsunashima 1888. The
first edition.
Very fine impression and colour. Full size with
extra paper left and top. Signed Yoshitoshi ga. |
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Taiso YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)
Smoky. A housewife from the Kyowa era fanning a
fire from the set Fuzoku sanjuniso, the “Thirty-Two Types of
Beauty in Daily Life” published by Tsunashima 1888. The first
edition.
Very fine impression and colour. Full size with extra
paper left and top. Signed Yoshitoshi ga.
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Hishikawa RYUKOKU (Fl. c1808-16)
A rare artist working in the style of Utamaro.
Shows the courtesan Sugawara of Tsuruya with a brush in her hand and
an acolyte bringing ink. Unidentified publisher.
Fine impression. Very good colour. One light crease
otherwise very good condition. Signed Ryukoku fude. |
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Keisai EISEN (1790-1848)
The courtesan Nanakoshi of Sano Matsu-ya.
Station Kusatsu from a series parodying Yoshiwara courtesans with
the 53 Stations of the Tokaido; the set seen as a sugoroku game, the
winner gaining the lover. The set published by Tsutaya Kichizo, c
late 1830s.
Fine impression and colour. Small stain lower left
corner and minor marks, but otherwise very good condition. Signed
Keisai Eisen ga. |
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Taiso YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)
Noisy. A young woman of the
Kansei period playing with a cat from the set Fuzoku sanjuniso, the
"Thirty-Two Types of Beauty in Daily Life" published by
Tsunashima 1888. One of the most sought after designs from the
set. The first edition.
Very fine impression and colour. Full size with the extra paper
left and top. Signed Yoshitoshi ga.
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Kitagawa TSUKIMARO (FI.?-1830)
A bijin adjusting her hair before a mirror from a set: Hana no
kazari no fuzei, "Elegance of the Flower Decoration".
Published by Tsuru Kin c1810's.
Very good impression and colour. Minor marks: slight edge
nibbling and the paper laid-lines evident top and bottom, but
otherwise very good. Signed Tsukimaro hitsu.
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Keiisai EISEN (1790-1848)
A triptych entitled Fuzoku shi-nho-ko sho, "The Customs of
Different Classes, Samurai, Farmers, Artisans and Tradesmen".
Published by Kawaguchiya Uhei c.1820s.
Very good impression, perfect colour. Original album backing. Fine
condition. Signed Keisai Eisen ga.
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Isoda KORYUSAI (Fl.c.1764-1788)
The courtesan Chozan of Choji-ya from the series: Hinagata Wakana no
hatsu-moyo, "Models for Fashions: New Designs as Fresh as Young
Leaves". The set published c.1782. Printed on heavy hosho.
Fine impression. Exceptional colour for a print of this series and
date. Expert edge repair at centre left and slight signs of mounting au
verso around edge, but otherwise a fine example. Signed Koryusai ga.
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Ichirakutei EISUI (active 1789-1804)
Excessively rare bust portrait of the courtesan Hanahito of the Ogi-ya.
The Doll Festival from a set of the Five Seasonal Festivals published by
Maru-ya Bun'emon, c.1798. The British Museum impression of this print is
illustrated in Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections, no.205.
Very good impression and colour. Slight soil and creasing but overall a
nice example of this uncommon artist's work. Signed Ichirakutei Eisui ga.
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Utagawa KUNISATI (?-1858)
Female figures and a child against a backdrop of the Sumida River and
the Ryogoku Bridge. Azuma meisho Ryogokubashi yugeshiki. Published by
Maru-ya Kiyojiro, Hare 2 (1855).
Very good impression and colour. Minor soil and wormage, otherwise very
good condition. Signed Ritsusensai Kunisato ga.
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Kitagawa HIDEMARO (active
circa early 19th century)
A pupil of Utamaro who produced some fine work at the turn of the
century. An aiban double bust portrait of the courtesan Sodenoura of the
Tamaya House and her kamuro. Published c1810s.
Fine impression and colour. Minor creases and several small backed
wormholes, but overall lovely, fresh design. Full size. Signed Hidemaro
ga.
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE
(1797-1858)
A chuban triptych showing three beauties relaxing at Takanawa from a
set of Eight Views of Edo. Published by Joshuya Kinzo c.1849-50. (Tamba
no.146.)
Very good impression, colour and condition. Signed Hiroshige ga.
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Kikugawa EIZAN (1787-1867)
A complete triptych showing young girls in attendance on a court
couple. An early (c.1820) design published by Nishimuraya Yohachi.
Very good impression, colour and condition. Full size with extra paper
for joining. Signed Eizan fude.
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Ichiyusai KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
An extremely rare chuban triptych from a set of the Four Seasons, this
being "Winter". Seemingly the only other illustrated example is
in Kuniyoshi, Juzo Suzuki, Tokyo, 1992, which shows all four from the set,
nos. 233-236. Published by Arita-ya Kiyoyemon, c.1845.
Extremely fine impression and colour. Minimal trimming, otherwise fine
condition. Signed Cho-o-ro Kuniyoshi ga.
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Kitagawa UTAMARO (1754-1806)
A beauty from the tea-house Suminoe in the district of Shiba from a
series: "Comparing the Charms of five Beauties". The
picture-riddle (in the circular cartouche top right) gives the identity of
the beauty on each design. In the second edition the riddle is replaced
with a flower design. Published by Omiya Gonkuro c.1795-6.
Very good impression. Slight fading. Thinned top left and paper
strengthened. Signed Shomei Utamaro hitsu.
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Ichiyusai
KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Three bijin under Ryogoku Bridge on the Sumida
River from a set of "The Four Seasons", this being summer. Published by Iba-ya
Sensaburo.
Very good impression, colour and condition.
Signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga.
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Ichiyusai
KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Cooling off on the Sumida River. Published by
Ebi-ya Rinnosuke c.1843-46.
Very good impression and colour. Slight folds,
otherwise very good. Signed Cho-o-ro Kuniyoshi ga.
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Utagawa
KUNISADA (1786-1865)
A rare nagaban series of full
length bijin published by Kinrindo (Moriya Jihei) c.1835-37.
Very good impression and colour;
slight soil, otherwise good condition. Signed Kochoro Kunisada ga.
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Suzuki HARUNOBU (1724-1778)
A chuban print of a young girl beside a stream. A
poem above, by Ono no Komachi, compares her thoughts to a floating reed. One of a series
based on "The Thirty-six Poets". Another impression illustrated in the
Philadelphia Musuem of Art catalogue Suzuki Harunobu, 1970, p.141, no.79. Published
c.1767/8.
Superb impression with the girl’s outline
and garment folds in heavy relief. Fine colour with only the water slightly down. Signed
Harunobu ga.
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Nishimura SHIGENOBU (fl.
c.1724-35)
A young woman with straw
hat. Ex Vever collection (see part 1, page 28, lot 29, 1974). Published by Urokugata-ya
Hangen. Hosoban urushi-e.
Minor marks, but good condition for a print of
this period. Signed Eshi Nishimura Shigenobu hitsu.
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