- Somewhat soiled; a few sm. chips in the edges. = Right part of a diptych.

AND 5 others, 3x ôban and 2 chuban, i.a. by KUNIYOSHI.

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

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).

ADDED: Tôshisen ehon (Picture Book of Selected Tang Poems). Vol. 5. N.pl., publisher Kasa Sanbô(?), 1801, 1 vol. (of 5), 17 text-p., 7 (double-p.) woodcut ills., bound as a block book in orig. cordbound wr. w. hashira title.

- Left panel (courtesan) sl. creased along right side, sl. fingersoiled along lower margin and w. sm. stain in the centre of the print; both leaves tiny segment of upper corners replaced w. Japanese (not affecting image).

AND 1 other actor print (col. woodcut) by the same.

- Both panels sl./ trifle stained (particularly left panel) and w. some closed wormholes (unobtrusive); left panel w. a vertical crease.

AND 1 other col. woodcut ôban by the same, depicting a (male?) courtesan and a devoted customer (mounted on thick paper, w. some closed binding holes).

- Bottom third w. some brown stains; sl. wrinkled/ creased; w. offset rectangle in red ink.

= Depicting one of the Seven Lucky Gods, Fukurokujû, in an unidentified play. Right panel of a dyptich.

Idem. (Syllable "Yo" for Yoi Kôshin). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Toyokuni-ga, publ. Yamaguchiya Tôbei, 1856.

- Margins cut sl. short (not affecting image), resulting in loss of publishing information on the left side; doubled w. thin Japanese; two (sm.) wormholes; sl. fingersoiled/ rubbed in lower and upper right corners.

= From the series Seisho nanatsu iroha (Seven Calligraphic Models for each Character in the Kana Syllabary), depiciting actors Onoe Kikujirô II as Ochiyo and Nakamura Fukusuke I as Hanbei in an unidentified play.

AND 1 other mediocre copy by the same.

- Cut sl. short along top and bottom, w. partial loss of signature.

= Depicting the hero Minamoto no Yoshitsune in armour on horseback. From the series Honchô kômei kagami (A mirror of our country´s renowned heroes).

ADDED: 2 others by the same in mediocre/ bad condition.

- Doubled w. Japanese w. text in brush and ink; w. a few binding holes, otherwise fine. Good impression.

= Probably part of a triptych.

Idem. (Fierce actor in the rain under a worn umbrella). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Toyokuni-ga, n.publ., w. aratame date seal, 1859.

- Good impression. = Name of the actor possibly reads Kochiya Rokusaburo.

AND 2 other col. woodcuts by the same, i.a. one panel of a triptych: Tsuki (Moon), from the series Azuma Genji setsugekka no uchi (Snow, Moon, and Flowers of Eastern Genji) (w. a few spots/ stains (mould?) and one dam. spot).

= From the series Imayo oshi-e kagami.

AND 2 others by the same: A bijin crouching next to a lantern (published Hayashuya Shôsorô, 1856) and The actor Kawarazki Gonjûro I as Kirare Yosa (one of series of 5 Gallant Men, 1857).

- 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.