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81 5044 Keinen Imao 1845 1924 81 5044 Keinen Imao 1845 1924
81 5044 Keinen Imao 1845 1924 81 5044 Keinen Imao 1845 1924
81 5044 Keinen Imao 1845 1924 81 5044 Keinen Imao 1845 1924
81 5044 Keinen Imao 1845 1924 81 5044 Keinen Imao 1845 1924
81 5044 Keinen Imao 1845 1924 81 5044 Keinen Imao 1845 1924
81/5044 Keinen, Imao (1845-1924). (Two crossbills on a spindle tree branch). (Two blue tits on a wisteria branch). (Two birds among flowering branches). (Three birds in a hibuscus bush). Four col. woodcut ôban, publisher Nishimura, ±1891.

- Three prints trifle/ sl. foxed; 1x sl. soiled.

= From the series Keinen kachô gafu (Keinen's Drawing Book of Flowers and Birds).

ADDED: 1 other modern col. woodcut of an iris, 17,5x12,5 cm., printed on silk, w. illegible red seal.

€ (200-300) 210
81 5045 Kikumoto Yoshiyasu active 1688 1704 81 5045 Kikumoto Yoshiyasu active 1688 1704
81 5045 Kikumoto Yoshiyasu active 1688 1704 81 5045 Kikumoto Yoshiyasu active 1688 1704
81 5045 Kikumoto Yoshiyasu active 1688 1704 81 5045 Kikumoto Yoshiyasu active 1688 1704
81/5045 Kikumoto, Yoshiyasu (active 1688-1704). Honchô gakô inden (Compilation of seals from artists of this nation). N.pl., n.publ., n.d. (late 18th-19th cent.), 3 vols., woodcut text and ills., 56; 57-103; 104-159lvs., bound unif. as a blockbook, oblong 8vo.

- All vols. partly sl. wormholed.

= From the series Banpô zensho (Complete book of many treasures). Originally published in 1693.

€ (30-50)
81 5046 Kiyohara Hitoshi 1896 1956 81 5046 Kiyohara Hitoshi 1896 1956
81/5046 Kiyohara, Hitoshi (1896-1956). (Kids playing in the snow). Col. woodcut, 36x24,5 cm., signed Hitoshi, no publ., ±1950.

- Yellowed; small unobtrusive dam. spot in the lower left corner; paper remnants in blank margins from previous mounting under passepartout.

Idem. (Children having a picnic). Col. woodcut, 36x24,5 cm., signed Hitoshi, no publ., ±1950.

- Yellowed; mounted under passepartout.

€ (50-70) 90
81 5047 Kiyonaga 1752 1815 81 5047 Kiyonaga 1752 1815
81 5047 Kiyonaga 1752 1815 81 5047 Kiyonaga 1752 1815
81/5047 Kiyonaga (1752-1815). (Geisha of the Tachibana Street). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Kiyonaga ga, with series and print title in upper left corner.

- Crease in upper left corner; yellowed; paper strip along verso upper edge.

= From the series Tôsei yûri bijin awase (Contest of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters).

AND 3 others.

€ (50-70) 120
81 5048 Koen Gokaku 1786 1868 81 5048 Koen Gokaku 1786 1868
81 5048 Koen Gokaku 1786 1868 81 5048 Koen Gokaku 1786 1868
81 5048 Koen Gokaku 1786 1868 81 5048 Koen Gokaku 1786 1868
81 5048 Koen Gokaku 1786 1868 81 5048 Koen Gokaku 1786 1868
81/5048 Koen, Gokaku (1786-1868). Haikai gafu shû (Collection of haikai with pictures). Tokyo, Hakubunkan, 1894, 4 parts in 2 vols., woodcut ills., unif. bound as blockbook w. orig. wr.

- Both vols. first page w. red seals (unread). Wrappers creased and sl. soiled; w. identical tickets on frontwr. and w. red seals.

= Illustrated haikai poetry, divided into the four seasons (vol. 1 spring and summer, vol 2. autumn and winter), depicting people engaged in various activites or situations of daily life (e.g. having tea, travelling, sweeping leaves, doing laundry, etc.). The embossed banana leaves on the cover refer to Matsu Bashô (bashô means 'Japanese fiber banana'), who played a major part in popularising haikai poetry.

€ (30-50) 100
81 5049 Kôgyo 1869 1927 81 5049 Kôgyo 1869 1927
81 5049 Kôgyo 1869 1927 81 5049 Kôgyo 1869 1927
81 5049 Kôgyo 1869 1927 81 5049 Kôgyo 1869 1927
81 5049 Kôgyo 1869 1927 81 5049 Kôgyo 1869 1927
81 5049 Kôgyo 1869 1927 81 5049 Kôgyo 1869 1927
81 5049 Kôgyo 1869 1927 81 5049 Kôgyo 1869 1927
81 5049 Kôgyo 1869 1927 81 5049 Kôgyo 1869 1927
81/5049 Kôgyo (1869-1927). Lot of 6 prints (incl. a diptych) from the series Nogaku hyakuban, col. woodcut ôban, printed w. gold (and silver) (4x), signed Kôgyo, w. artist's seal, published by Daikokuya,1x w. senka yakusui (Elixer of the House of the Immortal) seal (Yôrô).

- Takasago prob. doubled w. Japanese.

= From the series Nogaku hyakuban (One hundred Noh plays). Comprises: Takasago (diptych), Sagi, Hibariyama (lefthand leaf of a diptych), Mekari and Yôrô. Schaap/ Rimer, The Beauty of Silence, appendix no. 37, 38, 67, 92, 108, and 109 respectively.

AND: IDEM, (Two actors in a scene from a Noh play) (col. woodcut horizontal ôban, signed Kôgyo, w. artist's seal in red, without publisher).

€ (100-150) 300
81 5050 Koîtsu 1870 1949 81 5050 Koîtsu 1870 1949
81/5050 Koîtsu (1870-1949). Nara Hôryû-ji. Col. woodcut, 39x25,5 cm., signed Kôitsu, seal makoto (true, real), publisher Doi Hangaten, between 1950-1963.

- Fine impression. = Showing the Pagoda of Hôryû Temple in Nara on a rainy evening.

€ (250-350) 375
81 5051 Koson Ohara 1877 1945 81 5051 Koson Ohara 1877 1945
81/5051 Koson, Ohara (1877-1945). Crow on cherry branch. Col. woodcut, 33,5x18,7 cm., w. artist's seal, published by Daikokuya.

- Lower-right corner without ink; sm. foxed spot on verso not affecting image, but otherwise a fine copy and impression.

= Newland/ Perrée and Schaap 46.

€ (150-250) 210
81 5052 Koson Ohara 1877 1945 81 5052 Koson Ohara 1877 1945
81/5052 Koson, Ohara (1877-1945). Magpie on branch. Col. woodcut ô-tanzaku, signed Koson, w. artist's seal, w. publishers seal Kokkeidô.

- With three sm. spots of foxing (unobtrusive); tiny tear or paper flaw along top margin (±4mm). Otherwise fine.

= Newland/ Perrée and Schaap K5.1. Very rare. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LVIII.

€ (600-800) 800
81 5053 Koson Ohara 1877 1945 81 5053 Koson Ohara 1877 1945
81/5053 Koson, Ohara (1877-1945). Two Barn Swallows in flight. Col. woodcut, 33,5x18,7 cm., signed and w. artist's seal.

- Laid down on mount; sl. browned.

€ (30-50) 80
81 5054 Kunichika 1835 1900 81 5054 Kunichika 1835 1900
81 5054 Kunichika 1835 1900 81 5054 Kunichika 1835 1900
81 5054 Kunichika 1835 1900 81 5054 Kunichika 1835 1900
81/5054 Kunichika (1835-1900). (Fighting actor). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Kunichika-hitsu, w. Toshidama ring, no publisher, (1869).

- With binding holes, a hole on the face of the actor and some pinholes in upper right corner; (sl.) soiled/ w. some stains; lower right corner sl. dam.; sl. creased.

= Shows the actor Onoe Kikugorô V in a fight at knifepoint.

AND 2 others, both with some (slight) defects, i.a. SEKKÔTEI HOKUMYÔ, Actors Nakamura Utaemon and Nakamura Shikan doing the Ise Ondo Dance (col. woodcut ôban, signed Sekkôtei Hokumyô-ga, publisher Shôhonya Seishichi (Honsei), (1837)).

€ (50-70) 100
81 5055 Kunichika 1835 1900 81 5055 Kunichika 1835 1900
81/5055 Kunichika (1835-1900). (Kabuki scene with five actors). Col. woodcut ôban triptych, signed Kunichika ga, publisher unread (Hori..?), 1865, framed.

- A vertical narrow hole on the edge between the left and middle section; a few other tiny holes.

€ (100-150)
81 5056 Kunichika 1835 1900 81 5056 Kunichika 1835 1900
81/5056 Kunichika (1835-1900). Kawarasaki Gonjûrô as Yume no Ichirôbê. Col. woodcut ôban, signed Kunichika-hitsu, publisher Kiya Sihurô, w. toshidama ring and censor seal, 1866.

- Edges sl. wrinkled, otherwise fine. = A character in a play called Musume Soga Gaijin Yashima.

€ (70-90)
81 5057 Kunichika 1835 1900 81 5057 Kunichika 1835 1900
81/5057 Kunichika (1835-1900). (Oiran strolling through the Yoshiwara with her attendants). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Kunichika-hitsu, publisher unread, w. date seal, 1869.

- Some (slight) foxing, visible in the faces. = The middle panel of a triptych.

Kunisada (1786-1865). (Actor). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Gototei Kunisada-ga, publisher Nishimuraya Yohachi, w. kiwame-seal, 1830.

- Restored and doubled w. Japanese to close wormholes and a dam. section in the lower right corner; colours sl. faded.

= Rare.

€ (70-90)
81 5058 Kunisada 1786 1865 81 5058 Kunisada 1786 1865
81/5058 Kunisada (1786-1865). (Chûshingura Act 6. Ichimonji-ya Sahei with a gourd in his mouth). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Toyokuni-ga, publisher Nakayone, w. censor seals, ca. 1849-1853.

- Trifle soiled; w. one sm. pinhole and a tiny repaired section in the upper left corner, otherwise fine.

€ (70-90)
81 5059 Kunisada 1786 1865 81 5059 Kunisada 1786 1865
81/5059 Kunisada (1786-1865). Issei ichidai. Domo no Matahei. (Once in a lifetime. Stuttering Matahei). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Gototei Kunisada-ga, publisher Kawaguchiya Uhei, kiwame seal, (1815).

- Fine print.

= Shows Nakamura Utamigi(?) as Matahei from Chikamatsu Monzaemon's play Keisei Hangonkô.

€ (70-90) 80
81 5060 Kunisada 1786 1865 81 5060 Kunisada 1786 1865
81/5060 Kunisada (1786-1865). Nakano Fujihê. Col. woodcut ôban, signed Toyokuni-ga, publisher Tsutaya Kichizô, w. aratame and zodiac seal, 1855.

- Lacks (sm.) part of upper and lower right corner; horizontal crease in the centre. Nevertheless an attactive print.

Hiroshige (1797-1858). (Warrior subduing two men). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Ichiryûsai Hiroshige-ga, publ. unread, w. censor seals and zodiac seal, 1852.

- A few sm. dam. spots in right margin; sm. annot. in ballpoint and traces of Japanese print text (transfer?) on verso. Probably middle panel of a triptych.

€ (70-90) 90
81 5061 Kunisada 1786 1865 81 5061 Kunisada 1786 1865
81 5061 Kunisada 1786 1865 81 5061 Kunisada 1786 1865
81 5061 Kunisada 1786 1865 81 5061 Kunisada 1786 1865
81/5061 Kunisada (1786-1865). Tatsu no koku/ Inu no koku/ Hitsuji no koku (Hour of the Dragon/ Hour of the Dog/ Hour of the Sheep). Three col. woodcut ôban, from the series Shunyu Jûni-ji (Twelve Hours of Springtime Leisure) (12), signed Toyokuni-ga, publisher Yamaguchiya Tôbei, w. aratame and Zodiac date seal, 1856.

- Tatsu: a few pinholes and one sm. wormhole on the left margin; Inu: two sm. (8-10 mm. and 3-4 mm.) horizontal tears in the righ margin; Hitsuji: three sm. wormholes on the left margin; all otherwise fine.

€ (300-500) 325
81 5062 Kunisada II 1823 1880 81 5062 Kunisada II 1823 1880
81/5062 Kunisada II (1823-1880). (Bandô Mitsugorô VI as Okumi, a geisha of Yanagibashi). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Kunisada-ga, publisher Kiya Sôjirô, w. Toshidama ring, w. censor seal.

- Mounted on board along top edge; sl. dam. section in upper right corner.

ADDED: a later recutting of UTAGAWA YOSHIIKU (1833-1904), Quarreling and Scuffling in Woman's Bathhouse (Kurabe koshi yuki no Yanagiya) (col. woodcut, approx. 42x20,5 cm.).

€ (70-90) 70
81 5063 Kuniyoshi 1797 1861 81 5063 Kuniyoshi 1797 1861
81/5063 Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). (Arashi Kichisaburô III as Hanaregoma Chôkisa). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Ichûsai Kuniyoshi-ga, publisher Aritaya Seiemon, with kiwame seal, ±1830-1840.

- Rebacked w. Japanese; remnants of previous mounting on thick paper on verso; paper sl. worn.

= From the kabuki play Futatsu chôchô kuruwa nikki (A Diary of two Butterflies in the Pleasure Quarter).

€ (50-70)
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