KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806)
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806)
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806) Rokudanme [Act VI] from the play Chusingura [The Tale of the Loyal Retainers] signed Utamaro hitsu , published by Nishimuraya Yohachi Oban tate-e
Lot #: 1
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,500
Date: 17 Dec 2013
KITAGAWA HIDEMARO (active early 19th century)
KITAGAWA HIDEMARO (active early 19th century)
KITAGAWA HIDEMARO (active early 19th century) An okubi-e [bust portrait] by one of Utamaro's pupils, signed Hidemaro fude Oban tate-e
Lot #: 2
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Date: 17 Dec 2013
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753-1806) AND UTAMARO SCHOOL
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753-1806) AND UTAMARO SCHOOL
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753-1806) AND UTAMARO SCHOOL A group of approximately fifty bijin designs, including two shunga designs and some later editions, various signatures and publishers Various sizes
Lot #: 3
Estimate: £2,500 - £3,000
Date: 17 Dec 2013
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753-1806) AND KITAGAWA UTAMARO II (died 1...
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753-1806) AND KITAGAWA UTAMARO II (died 1831)
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753-1806) AND KITAGAWA UTAMARO II (died 1831) A group of eight designs of bijin , some forming parts of triptychs, various sizes, signatures and publishers, including some later impressions Oban
Lot #: 4
Estimate: £1,800 - £2,500
Date: 17 Dec 2013
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753 - 1806) AND KITAGAWA UTAMARO II (died...
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753 - 1806) AND KITAGAWA UTAMARO II (died 1831)
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753 - 1806) AND KITAGAWA UTAMARO II (died 1831) A group of seven designs of bijin , some forming parts of triptychs, various sizes, signatures and publishers, including some later impressions
Lot #: 5
Estimate: £1,800 - £2,000
Date: 17 Dec 2013
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753-1806) AND KITAGAWA UTAMARO II (died 1...
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753-1806) AND KITAGAWA UTAMARO II (died 1831)
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753-1806) AND KITAGAWA UTAMARO II (died 1831) A group of nine designs of bijin , some forming parts of triptychs, signatures and publishers, including some later impressions Various sizes
Lot #: 6
Estimate: £1,800 - £2,500
Date: 17 Dec 2013
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753-1806)
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753-1806)
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753-1806) Nineteen double bookplates from Seiro ehon nenju-gyoji [Annals of the Green Houses], published by Kazusaya Chusuke Double ehon bookplates
Lot #: 7
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,200
Date: 17 Dec 2013
KITAO SHIGEMASA (1739-1820) and KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO (1726-1792...
KITAO SHIGEMASA (1739-1820) and KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO (1726-1792)
KITAO SHIGEMASA (1739-1820) and KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO (1726-1792) Four double pages from the book Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami [Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Green Houses] jointly published by Yamazaki Kinbei and Tsutaya Juzaburo Ehon
Lot #: 8
Estimate: £700 - £900
Date: 17 Dec 2013
KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO (1726-1792)
KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO (1726-1792)
KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO (1726-1792) The syllables yo, he, tsu, ro, four designs from the series Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari [Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Prints], one of which is signed Shunsho ga and another design of a standing bijin , signed Shunsho ga Chuban
Lot #: 9
Estimate: £600 - £800
Date: 17 Dec 2013
KATSUKAWA SHUNZAN (active 1792-1798)
KATSUKAWA SHUNZAN (active 1792-1798)
KATSUKAWA SHUNZAN (active 1792-1798) A triptych of fashionable ladies and gentlemen viewing cherry blossoms, signed Shunzan ga , published by Nishimuraya Oban triptych
Lot #: 10
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Date: 17 Dec 2013
UTAGAWA TOYOHIRO (1773-1828), TORII KIYOMINE (1786-1868) AND...
UTAGAWA TOYOHIRO (1773-1828), TORII KIYOMINE (1786-1868) AND OTHERS
UTAGAWA TOYOHIRO (1773-1828), TORII KIYOMINE (1786-1868) AND OTHERS A group of seventeen designs of bijin , including some later editions, various signatures, sizes and publishers, two with Hayashi seals
Lot #: 11
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Date: 17 Dec 2013
HOKUSHU (ACTIVE CIRCA 1810-1832)
HOKUSHU (ACTIVE CIRCA 1810-1832)
HOKUSHU (ACTIVE CIRCA 1810-1832) An okubi-e [bust portrait] to celebrate the farewell performance in 1825 of the actor Nakamura Utaemon III (Shikan) in the role of Gotobei from the series Issei ichidai Atari kyogen [Hits of a Lifetime] a performance which was greeted
Lot #: 12
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,200
Date: 17 Dec 2013
HOKUSHU (ACTIVE CIRCA 1810-1832)
HOKUSHU (ACTIVE CIRCA 1810-1832)
HOKUSHU (ACTIVE CIRCA 1810-1832) An okubi-e [bust portrait] of the actor Sawamura Kunitaro II, signed Shunkosai Hokushu ga Oban tate-e
Lot #: 13
Estimate: £700 - £900
Date: 17 Dec 2013
ASHIHIRO (active circa 1816-1824)
ASHIHIRO (active circa 1816-1824)
ASHIHIRO (active circa 1816-1824) An okubi-e [bust portrait] of the actor Ichikawa Morinosuke I, signed Harukawa Ashihiro ga Oban tate-e
Lot #: 14
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Date: 17 Dec 2013
EBIKANE (active circa 1827-1828)
EBIKANE (active circa 1827-1828)
EBIKANE (active circa 1827-1828) A rare okubi-e [bust portrait] of the actors Ichikawa Ichizo in the role of Gokumon no Shobei and Nakamura Baigokyu as Kurofune Chuemon in the play Otoko ippiki sukui no tatehiki [One Man, a Deal for Salvation], signed Ebikane ga
Lot #: 15
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,200
Date: 17 Dec 2013
ASHIHIRO (active circa 1816-1824), YOSHIKUNI (active 1804-18...
ASHIHIRO (active circa 1816-1824), YOSHIKUNI (active 1804-1843) and SHIGEHARU (1803-1853)
ASHIHIRO (active circa 1816-1824), YOSHIKUNI (active 1804-1843) and SHIGEHARU (1803-1853) A group of twenty-three designs, including triptychs, various signatures and publishers Oban tate-e
Lot #: 17
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
Date: 17 Dec 2013
YOSHIKUNI (active circa 1813 -1832)
YOSHIKUNI (active circa 1813 -1832)
YOSHIKUNI (active circa 1813 -1832) An okubi-e [bust portrait] of the actor Arashi Koroku IV framed by a hagoita [battledore], a design influenced by a similar series produced by Kunisada who had earlier spent almost a year in Osaka, signed Jukodo Yoshikuni ga
Lot #: 18
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Date: 17 Dec 2013
Attributed to HAKUTAKUNI (active circa 1824)
Attributed to HAKUTAKUNI (active circa 1824)
Attributed to HAKUTAKUNI (active circa 1824) The actor Fujikawa Tomokichi II in the role of Kasugano Shinobu in the play Hade kurabe Ise monogatari , performed at the Naka theatre in Osaka in August 1824, signed U...takuni ga , published by Toshin Oban
Lot #: 19
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Date: 17 Dec 2013
SHIGEHARU (1803-1853), YOSHIKUNI (active circa 1813-1832), H...
SHIGEHARU (1803-1853), YOSHIKUNI (active circa 1813-1832), HOKUEI (active circa 1824-1837) AND OTHERS
SHIGEHARU (1803-1853), YOSHIKUNI (active circa 1813-1832), HOKUEI (active circa 1824-1837) AND OTHERS A design of the actor Arashi Kitsusaburo, signed Ryusai Shigeharu ga, and seven other designs of
Lot #: 21
Estimate: £700 - £900
Date: 17 Dec 2013
KIKUGAWA EIZAN (1787-1867)
KIKUGAWA EIZAN (1787-1867)
KIKUGAWA EIZAN (1787-1867) A triptych depicting a group of actors and courtesans in the courtyard of the Ogiya teahouse in Shin-Yoshiwara, signed Eizan fude Oban tate-e triptych
Lot #: 24
Estimate: £600 - £800
Date: 17 Dec 2013
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769-1825)
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769-1825)
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769-1825) A bijin carrying a fan bearing the artist's signature, the print also signed Toyokuni ga , date seal Snake (1809) Oban tate-e
Lot #: 25
Estimate: £600 - £800
Date: 17 Dec 2013
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI (1769-1825)
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI (1769-1825)
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI (1769-1825) From the series Yakusha ogi awase [A Collection of Fan-shaped Portraits of Actors], the actors Nakamura Utaemon and Iwai Hanshiro dramatically portrayed in fan-shaped reserves, a similar design of an actor of the Tanosuke family from the same
Lot #: 26
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
Date: 17 Dec 2013
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769-1825) AND UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI II (1786...
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769-1825) AND UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI II (1786-1865)
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769-1825) AND UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI II (1786-1865) Twelve designs of bijin , various signatures and publishers Oban tate-e
Lot #: 27
Estimate: £1,400 - £1,800
Date: 17 Dec 2013
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769-1825), KATSUKAWA SHUNTEI (1770-1820...
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769-1825), KATSUKAWA SHUNTEI (1770-1820) AND OTHERS
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769-1825), KATSUKAWA SHUNTEI (1770-1820) AND OTHERS Forty designs by Toyokuni I and others, depicting mythological tales, scenes from the kabuki theatre and bijin , various signatures and publishers
Lot #: 28
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Date: 17 Dec 2013
KIKUGAWA EIZAN (1787-1867)
KIKUGAWA EIZAN (1787-1867)
KIKUGAWA EIZAN (1787-1867) Asagao from the series Azuma sugata Genji awase [Eastern Figures Matched with the Tale of Genji], signed Kikugawa Eizan hitsu , circa 1818–23, and fifteen other bijin designs, signed Eizan or Kikugawa Eizan , various publishers Oban tate-e
Lot #: 29
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Date: 17 Dec 2013
KIKUGAWA EIZAN (1787-1867)
KIKUGAWA EIZAN (1787-1867)
KIKUGAWA EIZAN (1787-1867) A group of designs depicting bijin comprising twelve oban tate-e , one oban yoko-e , one triptych, three kakemono-e and three hashira-e , signed Eizan or Kikugawa Eizan , various publishers Oban tate-e , oban yoko-e, kakemono-e and hashira-e
Lot #: 30
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
Date: 17 Dec 2013
KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848)
KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848)
KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848) Nine designs of bijin , including some later editions, signed Keisai Eisen, various publishers Oban tate-e
Lot #: 31
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Date: 17 Dec 2013
KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848)
KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848)
KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848) A courtesan from the series Ukiyo-e fuzoku bijin kurabe [A Contest of Floating World Beauties], signed Keisai Eisen ga , published by Wakasaya Yoichi Oban tate-e
Lot #: 32
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Date: 17 Dec 2013
KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848)
KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848)
KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848) A design from the series Imayo bijin juni kei [Twelve Views of Modern Beauties], signed Keisai Eisen , published by Izumiya Ichibe Oban tate-e
Lot #: 33
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Date: 17 Dec 2013
KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848)
KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848)
KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848) A courtesan from the series Jisei bijin kurabe [A Contest of Modern Beauties] signed Keisai eisen ga , published by Sanoya Kihei Oban tate-e
Lot #: 34
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Date: 17 Dec 2013
