82 5420 Kunisada 1786 1865 
82 5420 Kunisada 1786 1865 
82 5420 Kunisada 1786 1865 
- All prints w. some neat unobtrusive repairs (one w. closed tear); all sl. yellowed along bottom and part of right side; one leaf w. vertical crease in the centre.
82 5421 Kunisada 1786 1865 
- Left panel (princess) with one sm. wormhole, otherwise a fine copy.
= Depicting actors Kataoka Gadô II as Yume no Seigen (Dream Seigen) (right) and Iwai Kumesaburô III as Yume no Sakura-hime (Dream Cherry Blossom Princess) (left) in the play Hana Butai Banjaku Soga.
82 5422 Kunisada 1786 1865 
- With a few unobtrusive prinholes; trifle/ sl. yellowed/ soiled; sm. piece lacking of upper left corner, not affecting image.
= Part of a triptych.
82 5423 Kunisada 1786 1865 
82 5423 Kunisada 1786 1865 
82 5423 Kunisada 1786 1865 
- Both w. sm. unobtrusive repairs and trifle fingersoiled/ rubbed in the lower corners, but otherwise a good set.
Idem. (Kuzu-no-ha and Abe no Dôji). Col. woodcut ôban w. mica sprinkled along the top, signed Toyokuni-ga, publ. Izumiya Ichibei, w. two censor seals and a date seal, 1852.
- Mounted onto thick paper; sl. soiled in upper half of print, but only in black/ grey background. A good impression.
= Depicting the fox spirit Kuzu-no-ha (Arrowroot leaf) and her son Abe no Dôji., later called Abe no Seimei, outside at night. Abe no Seimei is a popular figure in Japanese history, as well as in folklore.
82 5424 Kunisada 1786 1865 and Hiroshige II 1829 1869 
- With vertical central fold; a few sm. wormholes in corners; margins cut sl. short, cutting off the seal and publisher's mark.
= A print from a collaborative series by Kunisada and Hiroshige II. This print shows the autumnal o-Eshiki festival at Honmonji Temple.
82 5425 Kunisada 1786 1865 and Sadahide 1807 1873 
= Both from the series Edo no hana meishô-e (Flowers of Edo and views of Famous Places). The title panel refers to the firefighters brigades.
82 5426 Kunisada II 1823 1880 
- Two stains in image; w. sm. tear (3-4 mm.) and vertical crease in/ along right side, not affecting image; paper weak in corners.
82 5427 Kuniyoshi 1797 1861 
82 5427 Kuniyoshi 1797 1861 
82 5427 Kuniyoshi 1797 1861 
- Faded band along top of print; browned/ foxed/ stained; w. two creases.
= Rare print from the series Tôkaidô gojûsan eki goshuku meisho (Views of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road).
Hiroshige (1797-1858) (after). Gyotoku kihan (Boats returning to Gyotoku). Col. woodcut horizontal ôban, signed Hiroshige-ga, early 20th cent. recut.
- With a few spots in the centre of the print; lower right corner sl. waterst. (unobtrusive).
AND 1 other modern print from a recut block after HOKUSAI.
82 5428 Kuniyoshi 1797 1861 
- Tipped onto mount.
= Left hand part of the triptych Actors of the Ichikawa Family at Home.
AND 3 others: KUNICHIKA, (Oiran strolling through the Yoshiwara with her attendants) (col. woodcut ôban, signed Kunichika-hitsu, publisher unread, 1869. Some (slight) foxing. Middle panel of a triptych) and 2 ôban by KUNIYOSHI, both in mediocre condition, i.a. Musashi-bô Benkei reading his subscription roll to Togashi Saemon (chûban diptych, publ. Arita-ya Seiemon, ±1840. Doubled and flattened creases/ closed tears).
82 5429 Kuniyoshi 1797 1861 
- Left panel w. thin brown stripe/ stain in centre of print and very slight (barely visible) crease in upper right corner; right panel w. sl. faded stripe in bottom portion of print. Otherwise a very good copy.
= A scene from the famous kabuki play Kanadehon Chûshingura, the story of the 47 rônin.
82 5430 Kuniyoshi 1797 1861 
82 5430 Kuniyoshi 1797 1861 
- Laid down; sl. browned/ foxed; vertical central fold.
= Part of the series Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu (Ogura imitations of One Hundred Poems by One hundred Poets).
AND 5 others, all w. various defects (i.a. laid down/ yellowed), i.a. by KUNISADA and KUNICHIKA.
82 5431 Kuniyoshi 1797 1861 
82 5431 Kuniyoshi 1797 1861 
- FIne copy. = Robinson 97.
AND 3 others by the same (incl. 2 mediocre copies), i.a. The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Tsunagoro (col. woodcut ôban, signed Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi, publ. Ibaya Senzabûro, censor's seals Hama, Kunigasa. With vague reddish offsetting from another print and closed wormholes in left margin).
82 5432 Kuniyoshi 1797 1861 
- Slightly browned/ foxed; binding holes along right margin; left margin cut sl. short.
= No. 13 from the series Seichû gishi den (Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai).
82 5433 Lu Zishu 1900 1978 
- Paper browned.
82 5434 Luo Ping 1733 1799 after 
- The image is mirrored.
= After a stone carving done by Tang Renzhai of a hanging scroll w. ink drawing by Luo Ping, the latter of which is currently in the collection of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
82 5435 Masanobu 1686 1764 after 
= After Masanobu's ca. 1740 print "Moon in Musashi Province".
82 5436 Medicine Lot of ±45 paper packets for traditional medicine 
82 5436 Medicine Lot of ±45 paper packets for traditional medicine 
- Does not contain medicine. Shows signs of use and age: partly foxed/ browned or w. tears.
= Packaging for medicines catering to a wide array of complaints, such as i.a. medicine w. bear gall for gastrointestinal discomforts, santonin for intestinal parasites, Jitsubosan ("Mother Powder"), and medicines for colds and fevers. Some of these products are still being produced by Kôkandô in Toyama (founded in 1876).
82 5437 Morikawa Chikashige act 1869 1882 
- Right panel partly sl. browned and w. brown pattern (offsetting from another print?) in the centre. Otherwise fine.
82 5438 Nakayama Masami 1898 1979 
82 5439 Nakayama Shûko act 1920s 
- Slightly soiled/ browned, in background and blank margins only. Otherwise a fine copy.
= About this series: The New Wave, p.157: "This collaborative series of c. 1924 included the contributions by eleven different artists on the customs and manners of beauties corresponding to the twelve months. It was published by Murakami, about whom little is known except for his issuing of this series." SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXV.