Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 1
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 2
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 3
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 4
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 5
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 6
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 7
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 8
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 9
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 10
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 11
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 12
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 13
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 14
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 15
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 16
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 17
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 18
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 19
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 20
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 21
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 22
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 23
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 24
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 25
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 26
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 27
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century - photo 28

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century

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£ 5 715
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19.12.2023 13:00UTC +01:00
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ID 1118986
Lot 8 | Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)
Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867)
Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829)
Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854)
A collection of fourteen woodblock prints
Edo period, 19th century

each a woodblock print, framed and glazed, and comprising:

- The First Month (Mutsuki), from the series The Five Festivals (Gosekku no uchi), signed Kunisada aratame nidaime Toyokuni ga, censor’s seal Tanaka, published by Aritaya Seimon (Yueido) in 1844
- The courtesan Komurasaki and Gonpachi, signed Eizan hitsu (Brush of Eizan)
- Yugiri and Uzaemon, signed Eizan hitsu, circa 1813-15
- Youth with falcon, signed Eizan hitsu, depicting a young falconer
- A young man holding a shakuhachi and reed hood (tengai), signed Kikugawa Eizan hitsu (Brush of Kikugawa Eizan)
- A woman and child gazing at their reflection in a water basin, signed Kikugawa Eizan hitsu
- A beauty with an umbrella in the rain, signed Kikugawa Eizan hitsu
- A courtesan reading a letter, signed Kikugawa Eizan hitsu
- A courtesan on stairs, signed Kikugawa Eizan hitsu
- A courtesan beside a shamisen and koto, signed Kikugawa Eizan hitsu
- Woman reading a letter under a lantern, signed Kikugawa Eizan hitsu, published by Aritaya Seiemon (Yueido), circa 1843-47
- Painting (Ga): Courtesans of the Gissha-ro in Ise Furuichi, from an untitled series of the Four Accomplishments (Kinkishoga), signed Edo Utagawa Kunimaru hitsu (Brush of Utagawa Kunimaru of Edo), published by Maruya Jinpachi (Enjudo), circa 1810s – 1820s
- A courtesan holding a shamisen, signed Kuninao hitsu (Brush of Kuninao), depicting a courtesan with a shamisen, her robe decorated with plovers (chidori) motif
- A woman and child bid farewell to a young man from a balcony, unsigned

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