81 5055 Kunichika 1835 1900 
- A vertical narrow hole on the edge between the left and middle section; a few other tiny holes.
81 5056 Kunichika 1835 1900 
- Edges sl. wrinkled, otherwise fine. = A character in a play called Musume Soga Gaijin Yashima.
81 5057 Kunichika 1835 1900 
- 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.
81 5058 Kunisada 1786 1865 
- Trifle soiled; w. one sm. pinhole and a tiny repaired section in the upper left corner, otherwise fine.
81 5059 Kunisada 1786 1865 
- Fine print.
= Shows Nakamura Utamigi(?) as Matahei from Chikamatsu Monzaemon's play Keisei Hangonkô.
81 5060 Kunisada 1786 1865 
- 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.
81 5061 Kunisada 1786 1865 
81 5061 Kunisada 1786 1865 
81 5061 Kunisada 1786 1865 
- 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.
81 5062 Kunisada II 1823 1880 
- 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.).
81 5063 Kuniyoshi 1797 1861 
- 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).
81 5064 Kuniyoshi 1797 1861 
81 5064 Kuniyoshi 1797 1861 
- Vertical crease in lefthand leaf of one double-p. woodcut; all woodcuts sl. rubbed/ fingersoiled in lower outer corner. Wrappers creased and rubbed.
= This volume consists of a selection of 6 woodcuts from the total of 22 woodcuts that are contained in the 3 volumes. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LX.
81 5065 Kuniyoshi 1797 1861 
- Two sm. pinholes in upper and lower corners; closed binding marks along left margin; otherwise a good impression.
= No. 5 from the series Taiheiki eiyu den (Heroic Stories of the Taiheiki), showing the actor Tatenaka Kanbyoye(?) Shigeharu standing in a room with a globe.
81 5066 Kyosai 1831 1889 
= A hashira-e with annotations for the colour. With the collector's mark of Japanese art dealer and collector Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) on mount. According to the annotation below, the hunter is Ôta Dôkan (1423-1486) and perhaps the Japanese text translates as "I am sorry that I have no umbrella".
81/5067 Lot of 5 col woodcuts of flowers and birds 
81/5067 Lot of 5 col woodcuts of flowers and birds 
81/5067 Lot of 5 col woodcuts of flowers and birds 
81/5067 Lot of 5 col woodcuts of flowers and birds 
81/5067 Lot of 5 col woodcuts of flowers and birds 
- Two prints w. some defects; 4 prints (sl.) yellowed.
- Paper browned.
81 5069 Masanobu 1686 1764 
- Vertical line in the paper in the middle of the print; a few expertly restored sections (nigh invisible). A fine copy.
81 5070 Matsukawa Hanzan 1818 1882 
81 5070 Matsukawa Hanzan 1818 1882 
81 5070 Matsukawa Hanzan 1818 1882 
- Partly sl. wormholed, mostly in blank margins. Lacks title-strip; string broken but holding; wr. soiled.
81/5071 Momotaro or Little Peachling Engl transl by D Thomson 
81/5071 Momotaro or Little Peachling Engl transl by D Thomson 
- Fine copy. = Rare first edition of this first vol. in the series Japanese Fairy Tales.
81 5072 Murasaki Shikibu ca 973 1014 
81 5072 Murasaki Shikibu ca 973 1014 
81 5072 Murasaki Shikibu ca 973 1014 
81 5072 Murasaki Shikibu ca 973 1014 
81 5072 Murasaki Shikibu ca 973 1014 
- Lacks 3 of 4 slipcases, 1x dam. Occas. trifle foxed; 2 vols. hinges weakening; 1 vol. last few lvs. and endpapers sl. wormholed; 1p. in vol. 4 w. handwritten text in Japanese (illegible) in sepia ink. Joints starting/ split(ting); bindings sl. rubbed.
= The first translation into modern Japanese of this classic. The covers show Heian-period (794-1185) scenes in the four seasons.
81/5073 Oriental bindings Richly decorated carved Anglo Indian wooden bookcover 
81/5073 Oriental bindings Richly decorated carved Anglo Indian wooden bookcover 
81/5073 Oriental bindings Richly decorated carved Anglo Indian wooden bookcover 
- Two unobtrusive cracks, in spine and lower edge frontcover.
= Probably sandalwood carving from Mysore. Can be used for storing documents.
81 5074 Persian miniatures Anonymous 19th cent 
81 5074 Persian miniatures Anonymous 19th cent 
- A fingernail size worn spot in top margin; a few small shaved spots in surrounding borders and some tiny flaked areas in blue swirling lines.
= Provenance: J.W. Niemeijer (director of the Rijksprentenkabinet from 1974-1990, and born in the sign of Sagittarius). Remarkable and very attractive richly decorated miniature, showing Sagittarius in the central panel surrounded by birds perched upon vine leaves with hanging bunches of grapes; this central panel is flanked on the left and right side by an intricate pattern of flowers, leaves, tiny dots and swirling decorated blue lines on gilt ground. Possibly one of a complete series of the signs of the Zodiac. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LX.