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79 4625 Chikanobu 1838 1912 79 4625 Chikanobu 1838 1912
79/4625 Chikanobu (1838-1912). (Festival Parade). Col. woodcut ôban from the series Azuma Fuzoku Fuku Tsukushi. Banmin Kihuku (Collection of happiness, daily life of the east), signed yôshû Chikanobu hitsu, publisher Takekawa Unokichi.

- Left margin trimmed to borderline of the block; doubled.

Idem. (Three women gathered around a blossoming cherry tree). Col. woodcut ôban, signed yôshû Chikanobu, from the series Niju-shi Ko Mitate E-awase (Allusion to twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety), publisher Hasegawa Hisaharu.

- Thin spot stretching into image in upper left corner; some vague traces of ink bleeding in faces and kimonos.

€ (100-150) 130
79 4626 Chikanobu 1838 1912 79 4626 Chikanobu 1838 1912
79/4626 Chikanobu (1838-1912). Fuku Tsukushi. Hukurin (Morning Glories). Col. woodcut ôban, signed yôshû Chikanobu hitsu, publisher Takekawa Unokichi.

- Very fine. = A lady being shown pots of morning glories by a florist.

€ (100-150) 100
79 4627 Chikanobu 1838 1912 79 4627 Chikanobu 1838 1912
79 4627 Chikanobu 1838 1912 79 4627 Chikanobu 1838 1912
79/4627 Chikanobu (1838-1912). (Two ladies looking at miniature portraits of actors). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Yôshû Chikanobu hitsu with toshidama seal, publisher Takekawa Unokich.

- Left blank margins sl. trimmed (not affecting the woodcut).

Idem. (Nii no Naishi visits Hino Suketoshi). Col. woodcut ôban w. gauffrage, signed yôshû Chikanobu hitsu, publisher Tsunashima Kamekichi.

- Doubled.

= From the series Azuma Nishiki Chuya Kurabe (Edo embroidery pictures, Comparison of day and night).

€ (100-150) 130
79 4628 Dolls Three hinaningyo dolls 79 4628 Dolls Three hinaningyo dolls
79/4628 [Dolls]. Three hinaningyo dolls, wood carved heads and hands, early 19th cent. (?), height ±21 cm.

- All three soiled and in poor condition. = Dolls for the Hinamatsuri festival.

€ (50-70) 150
79 4629 Eishi 1756 1829 79 4629 Eishi 1756 1829
79/4629 Eishi (1756-1829). (Two girls under an umbrella). Col. woodcut hashira-e, 54,5x11,7 cm. (leaf), without signature or seals.

- Soiled; closed holes. Strengthened on verso w. thin Japanese.

= Probably a later(?) recarved or variant edition with different decoration in the garments. Cf. Pins, Pillar Prints 853. With annotation in pencil on verso "Kyonaga" (probably a wrong attribution) and " Damman-1925" (sale?).

€ (100-150) 180
79 4630 Eisho Chokosai act ±1780 1800 79 4630 Eisho Chokosai act ±1780 1800
79/4630 Eisho Chokosai (act. ±1780-1800). (Standing courtesan). Col. woodcut hashira-e, 60x11,6 cm., signed Eisho ga.

- Soiled and yellowed; stains of a former passepartout along edges; strengthened on verso with thin Japanese.

= Japanese (collector's?) stamp on verso. With manuscript prices and annotation "Damman 1925" (sale?) in pencil on verso.

€ (100-150) 325
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79/4631 [Erotica]. Anonymous (1st half 20th cent.). (Scroll with 12 erotic drawings). Watercolour on silk, Chinese[?] signature(?) unread, 18x148 cm., framed.
€ (100-150)
79 4632 Gekko 1859 1920 79 4632 Gekko 1859 1920
79/4632 Gekko (1859-1920). (Fan print with two white mice on the mallet of Good Luck). Col. woodcut, 23x24 cm., signed Gekko, w. seal.

- Sl. dustsoiled; w. contemp. manuscript annotation in Japanese in upper right corner.

= Gekko fan prints (uchiwa-e) are very rare, because they were probably used and laid down on fans.

€ (100-150)
79 4633 Harunobu 1724 1770 79 4633 Harunobu 1724 1770
79/4633 Harunobu (1724-1770). (Righteousness: reading by candlelight). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Harunobu ga, prob. a late 19th/ early 20th cent. facsimile.

- Green circular stamp in lower right corner (possibly covering a seal). = From the series of Five Virtues.

€ (50-70) 60
79 4634 Hiratsuka 1895 1997 79 4634 Hiratsuka 1895 1997
79 4634 Hiratsuka 1895 1997 79 4634 Hiratsuka 1895 1997
79/4634 Hiratsuka (1895-1997). (Bitter Melon). Col. woodcut, 12x9,2 cm., signed "Un-ichi Hiratsuka" in pencil in lower right corner. Idem. Azami (Thistle). Woodcut, 17x7 cm., signed "Un-ichi Hiratsuka" in pencil in lower right corner. Idem. (Persimmon). Woodcut, 9,2x17 cm., signed "Un-ichi Hiratsuka" in pencil in lower right corner. Idem. (Gardenia pod). Woodcut, 9,3x16,8 cm., signed "Un-ichi Hiratsuka" in pencil in lower right corner.
€ (150-250)
79 4635 Hiratsuka 1895 1997 79 4635 Hiratsuka 1895 1997
79/4635 Hiratsuka (1895-1997). Bookstore in Georgetown. Woodcut, 9,1x15,7 cm., signed "Un-ichi Hiratsuka" and dated "1963" in pencil in lower margin.
€ (50-70) 50
79 4636 Hiratsuka 1895 1997 79 4636 Hiratsuka 1895 1997
79/4636 Hiratsuka (1895-1997). (Peacock in a garden). Col. woodcut w. gauffrage, 21,5x30 cm., signed "Un-ichi Hiratsuka" in pencil in lower right corner, w. artist's stamp, 1935.

= Nice, early woodcut (dated on printseller's ticket). With orig. passepartout w. mounted hasira title. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LV.

€ (150-250) 150
79 4637 Hiratsuka 1895 1997 79 4637 Hiratsuka 1895 1997
79 4637 Hiratsuka 1895 1997 79 4637 Hiratsuka 1895 1997
79/4637 Hiratsuka (1895-1997). (Village along a river, with temple on a hilltop). Woodcut, 10,6x11,5 cm., signed "Un-ichi Hiratsuka 1969" in Japanese and English in pencil below woodcut, w. artist's seal printed in red. Idem. (Courtyard). Woodcut, 14x15,5 cm., signed "Un-ichi Hiratsuka 1959" in Japanese and English in pencil below woodcut, w. artist's seal printed in red. Idem. "Exlibris U. Hiratsuka". Woodcut, 12,6x15,3 cm., signed "U. Hiratsuka 1992" in Japanese and English in pencil below woodcut. - AND 2 unsigned woodcuts by the same: "Yamayagi" (Boy rides on a running goat) (col. woodcut, 6,2x6,4 cm., w. separate printed explanatory text) and (Deserted street in a village) (woodcut, signed "Un-ichi" in the block, 22,7x17,3 cm.).
€ (150-250)
79 4638 Hirosada act 1819 1863 79 4638 Hirosada act 1819 1863
79/4638 Hirosada (act. 1819-1863). (Actor Arashi Rikaku II as Sasaki Yoshikata). Col. woodcut chûban w. gauffrage, signed Hirosada (fine). Sadanobu (1809-1879). (Jitsukawa Ensaburô drawing his sword). Col. woodcut chûban, from the series Giyu-den (The Biography of the Courageous Warriors), signed Sadanobu, without publisher. - AND 1 other similar by HIROSADA.

- All fine copies. = SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LV.

€ (100-150) 150
79 4639 Hirosada act 1819 1863 79 4639 Hirosada act 1819 1863
79 4639 Hirosada act 1819 1863 79 4639 Hirosada act 1819 1863
79 4639 Hirosada act 1819 1863 79 4639 Hirosada act 1819 1863
79/4639 Hirosada (act. 1819-1863). (The actor Kataoka Gado II as kizu Kanuke in the play Sao no Uta Kizugawa hakkei). Col. woodcut chûban, signed Hirosada, without publisher.

- Sl. rubbed to the left of the signature. Otherwise fine.

Yoshitaki (1841-1899). (Onoe Tamizo II as Ume no Yoshibei in the play Suda no Haru Geiko Katagi). Col. woodcut chûban, signed Noriya Yoshitaki ga, without publisher.

- With album backing. Very fine.

Tadamune Torii (act. mid 20th cent.). (A samurai holding a rush hat and carrying luggage on his shoulder). Col. woodcut shikishiban, printed w. gold and silver pigments, signed Tadamune, without publisher (fine). - AND and an unsigned col. woodcut chûban by Hirosada (mediocre copy) .

€ (100-150) 120
79 4640 Hirosada act 1819 1863 79 4640 Hirosada act 1819 1863
79 4640 Hirosada act 1819 1863 79 4640 Hirosada act 1819 1863
79/4640 Hirosada (act. 1819-1863). (Actor Kataoka Ichizo as Yakko Dosuke). Col. woodcut chûban, printed with gold, signed Hirosada, publ. unread.

- Rubbed spot in lower right margin. Otherwise very fine. = SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE L.

Idem. (Kabuki actor in female role). Col. woodcut chûban, printed with some gold, signed Hirosada, with red artist's seal, publ. Kinka-do.

- Album backing. Otherwise fine.

€ (100-150) 110
79 4641 Hirosada act 1819 1863 79 4641 Hirosada act 1819 1863
79 4641 Hirosada act 1819 1863 79 4641 Hirosada act 1819 1863
79/4641 Hirosada (act. 1819-1863). "Chushingura" (Ichikawa Ebizo V in the role of Oboshi Yuranosuke). Col. woodcut chûban with gauffrage, signed Hirosada, no publ.

= From the series Churetsu Gishi-den.

Idem. (Arashi Rikaku II or Onoe Baiko IV as Kobotoke Kohei in the play "Yotsuya Kaidan"). Col. woodcut chûban, signed Hirosada, publ. unread.

= Probably part of a triptych or diptych.

AND a small col. woodcut by the same, "Chuko-den" (the actor Jitsukawa Ensaburo in the role of Hayase Iori) (11,7x17 cm. Mounted on Japanese; lower corner of mount browned).

€ (100-150) 160
79 4642 Hirosada act 1819 1863 79 4642 Hirosada act 1819 1863
79 4642 Hirosada act 1819 1863 79 4642 Hirosada act 1819 1863
79/4642 Hirosada (act. 1819-1863). (Four actors in a kabuki scene). Col. woodcut chûban triptych, printed w. silver and some bronze pigment, signed Hirosada, with artist's seal, publ. Isekichi.

- Fine. = SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LVI.

€ (80-100) 130
79 4643 Hirosada act 1819 1863 79 4643 Hirosada act 1819 1863
79/4643 Hirosada (act. 1819-1863). (Kataoka Gado in the play Hatsuharu Fukuju Awase). (Nakayama Nanshi in the play Hatsuharu Fukuju Awase). Two col. woodcut chûban w. gauffrage, signed Hiroada, publ. unread (both very fine). - AND 1 other portrait of an actor by the same (col. woodcut chûban, signed Hirosada. Laid down).
€ (100-150) 160
79 4644 Hirosada act 1819 1863 79 4644 Hirosada act 1819 1863
79/4644 Hirosada (act. 1819-1863). (Mimasu Daigoro IV as Iwafuji and Kataoka Gado II as Ohatsu in the play Kagamiyama Sugata no Utsushie). Col. woodcut chûban diptych w. lacquer on attached leaves, both woodcuts signed Hirosada, with red artist's[?] seal, publ. unread.

- Album backing; sl. trimmed.

€ (80-100) 90
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