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  • Katsukawa Shunsho
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    Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792)- Sumo Wrestlers of the Eastern Group: Tsurugataki Go emon and Kajigahama Rikiemon, both from the Province of Awa. Circa early 1780s
    Oban. 39.3 x 26.6 cm. Fine impression. Very good colour. Inobtrusive horizontal centrefold. Very good condition.
    $6,800
  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)- The Wild Woman Yamauba and Kaidomaru. From the series Ikkai zuihitsu (Essays by Yoshitoshi). 1873.
    Oban. Keyes 280 to 7; Beauty and Violence, no. 23.7. Provenance: Robert and Isabelle de Strycker (acquired at Galerie Leopold, Brussels in 1946), by descent. Fine impression and colour. Very good condition.
    3,900
  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)- Ghost of Okiku at the Mansion of the Plates (Sara yashiki Okiku no rei). From the series Shinkei sanjurokkaissen (New Forms of Thirty six Ghosts). 1890.
    Keyes 509 to 17, Stevenson 17. Unusually fine, atmospheric impression of the first edition. Fine colour and condition.
    $3,900
  • Utagawa Kuniyoshi
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    Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)- Yoko (Yang Xiang) Shielding His Father from a Tiger. From the series Nijushi-ko doji kagami (Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety for Children). Circa1843.
    Oban. Robinson (1982), S13-9; Clark, Kuniyoshi, no. 101. Fine impression, colour and condition.
    $5,500
  • Totoya Hokkei
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    Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850)- A Demon Priest Preparing to Write on a Buddhist subscription list. From the series Kokin kyokasen (A Selection of Ancient and Modern Kyoka Poems). Circa 1830s
    Chu-tanzaku. TNM/III/3901. Fine impression, colour and condition. An Otsu-e subject.
    $3,600
  • Kobayashi Kiyochika
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    Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915)- Scouts near Newchang on a Snowy Night (Gyoso fukin setsuya no sekko). 1894.
    Oban triptych. 37.2 x 75 cm. Tamba 288; UTK/12/119–121; Smith, Kiyochika: Artist of Meiji Japan, no. 98; Baekeland, Art of the Meiji Era, front cover and no. 70. Fine impression with white over-printing for the snow. Fine colour. Very good condition.
    $2,200
  • Taguchi Beisaku
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    Taguchi Beisaku (1864-1903)- Foreign-looking Manchurian Horsemen on an Expedition to Observe the Japanese Camp in the Distance near Sauhoku
    (Sokako fukin Nichijin enbo Manshu kihei iso shutsujin no zu). 1895. Oban triptych. 37.3 x 75 cm. Tamba 267; Conflicts of Interest, no. 46; Philadelphia 40. Fine impression with unusually brilliant colour. Fine condition.
    $800
  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)- The Ghost of Okiku at Sarayashiki (Sarayashiki Okiku no rei). 1892.
    Oban. From the series Shinkei sanjurokkaisen (New Forms of Thirty-six Ghosts). Keyes 509-17, Stevenson 17. Fine impression with two-colour cartouche. Fine colour and condition.
  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)- Sakura Sogo Leaving His Family. From the series Shinsen azuma nishikie (A New Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures). 1885.
    Oban diptych. 36.9 x 50.4 cm. Keyes 479-2; Keyes, The Male Journey in Japanese Prints, fig. 19. Fine impression of the first edition with multi-coloured cartouche and extensive woodgrain. Fine colour. Very good condition. Keyes describes the tragic subject of this print in The Male Journey (page 23).
    $2,500
  • Katsukawa Shunko
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    Katsukawa Shunko - Sumo Wrestlers: Yokozuna Onogawa accompanied by NihonmatsuIwanosuke. Circa late 1780's (1789).
    Aiban. 36.3 x 23.6 cm. Katsukawa Shunsho, Ota Memorial Museum, 2015, no. 119. Fine impression and colour with the fugitive blue ground intact. Fine condition.
    $6,800
  • Ito Seisai
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    Ito Seisai - Our Torpedo Boat Attacks and Sinks an Enemy Ship Outside the Lyushun Port [Port Arthur] (Ryojunko-gai ni wagasuiraitei tekikan wo gochin su).
    From the series Nichiro kosen nishikie ni (Russo-Japanese War: Brocade Pictures no. 2). 1904. Oban triptych. Fine impression with splashed gofun. Fine colour and condition.
    $750.
  • Utagawa Kunisada
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    Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)- A Sumo Tournament. Kanjin ozumo dohyoiri no zu (Wrestlers entering the Sumo Ring for fund-raising matches) 1845.
    Oban triptych. Fine impression, colour and condition.
    $3,500
  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)- Hakuga no Sammi and a Stranger Playing a Flute by Moonlight at Ogurusu in Yamashiro Province. From the series Tsuki hyakkei (One Hundred Aspects of the Moon). 1887.
    Keyes 479-19, Stevenson 20. Fine impression, colour and condition.
  • Kobayashi Kiyochika
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    Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915)- Braving the Bitter Cold, Our Troops Camp at Yingkou (Eiko no genkan o okashite waga gun roei o haru no zu). 1895.
    Oban triptych. Tamba 285, UTK/12/125-5, Swinton, In Battle’s Light, no. 22. Fine, atmospheric impression with strong wood-grain. Fine colour and condition.
    $1,900
  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)- Fox Practising a Transformation Trick under the Moonlight at Musashi Plain (Musashino no tsuki) From the series Tsuki hyakushi (One Hundred Aspects of the Moon). 1892
    Oban. 35.8 x 24.5cm. Keyes 478-97, Stevenson 91. Fine impression with over-printing on the moon. Fine colour and condition.
  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)- Kiyomori Sees Hundreds of Skulls at Fukuhara (Kiyomori Fukuhara nisuhyaku no jinto o miru zu). From the series Shinkei sanjurokkaisen (New Forms of Thirty-six Ghosts). 1890.
    Oban. 36.1 x 24.6 cm. Keyes 509-18, Stevenson 22. Fine impression of the first edition. Fine colour and condition.
  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)- Ghost of a Faithful Wife Prays under the Waterfall for her Husbands Victory(Seppu norei taki ni kakura zu). From the series Shinkei sanjurokkaisen (New Forms of Thirty-six Ghosts). 1892.
    Oban. 36.1 x 24.3 cm. Keyes 509-33, Stevenson 33. Fine impression of the first edition. Fine colour and condition. The scene is from the play Hakone reigen hizari no adauchi (Miracle at Hakone: The Cripples Revenge)
  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)- The Ghost of Yugao from the Tale of Genji (Genji yugao no maki). Fromthe series Tsuki hyakkei (One Hundred Aspects of the Moon).1886.
    Oban. 36.5 x 23.9 cm. Keyes 478-28, Stevenson 29. Fine impression with blind-printing in the flowers. Fine colour and condition. One of the most difficult designs from the set to find in an early impression.
    $3,000
  • Utagawa Kunisada
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    Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)- Picture of a Grand Fundraising Sumo Tournament (Kanjin ozumo no zu).1853.
    Oban triptych. 38 x 77.7 cm. Fine impression with strong woodgrain. Fine colour. Fine, fresh condition.
    $3,500
  • Utagawa Kuniyoshi
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    Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)- Taishun Cultivates the Wilderness with the Help of Elephants. From theseries Todo Rijushiko (Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety).Circa 1848-1850.
    Chuban. 25.2 x 17.9 cm. Robinson S60-1, Clark,Kuniyoshi, 103.1. Fine impression with the surface of the paper heavily burnished apparently in imitation of the varnish applied to oil paintings.Fine colour and condition.
    $2,300
  • Utagawa Kuniyoshi
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    Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)- Min Ziqian Sweeping For His Mother Who Reclines Beside a Peacock.From the series Todo rijushiko (Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of FilialPiety). Circa 1848-1850.
    Chuban. 25.2 x 17.9 cm. Robinson S60-5, Robinson (1961) plate 39, Clark, Kuniyoshi ,103.1. Fine impression with the surface of the paper heavily burnished apparently in imitation of the varnish applied to oil paintings. Fine colour and condition.
    $1,200
  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)- The Cry of the Fox (Konkai). From the series Tsuki Hyakushi (One Hundred Aspects of the Moon).
    1886. Oban. Keyes 478-13, Stevenson 13. Fine impression with strong woodgrain. Fine colour. Very good condition.
  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)- Mount Yoshino Midnight- Moon. Iga no Tsubone. From the series Tsuki hyakushi (One Hundred Aspects of the Moon).
    1886. Oban. Keyes 478-14, Stevenson 15. Fine impression and colour. Very good condition.
  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)- Sumiyoshi Full Moon. Lord Teika (Sumiyoshi no meigetsu-Teikako). From the series Tsuki hyakushi (One Hundred Aspects of the Moon).
    1886. Oban. Keyes 478-51, Stevenson 53. Fine impression with large margins. Fine colour and condition. Unusually for this series, the print was never backed or in an album.
    $1,100
  • Kawanabe Kyosai
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    Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889)- Sakakibara Kenkichi Wandering Around the Mountains (Sakakibara Kenkichi yugyo no zu). No. 2. From Kyosai rakuga (Drawings for Pleasure by Kyosai).
    1874. Oban. 37.4 x 25.3 cm. KKM, 1990, no. 48, This is Kyosai!, 2017, no. 147. Fine impression with unusually large margins. Fine colour. Very good condition.
  • Kawanabe Kyosai
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    Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889)- Daruma and the Earth Spider
    1867. Oban. 35.1 x 24.6 cm. KKM, 1990, no. 201. Provenance: Fukutomi Taro.
  • Kawanabe Kyosai
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    Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889)- Standing Screen (Tsuitate) with Painting of a Tiger. 1878 (?)
    Shikishiban. 22.5 x 28.4 cm. Fine impression with metallic printing. Fine colour and condition.
  • Kawanabe Kyosai
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    Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889)- The Enlightenment from Hell. No. 1
    From the series Kyosai rakuga (Drawings for Pleasure by Kyosai). 1874. Oban. 37.2 x 25.4 cm. KKM, 1990, no. 147. Fine impression and colour. Very good condition.
  • Kawanabe Kyosai
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    Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889)- The Lion in Love in Aesop Fables (Issopu Monogatari shishi renbo no hanashi). No. 6
    From Kyosai rakuga (Drawings for Pleasure by Kyosai). 1874. Oban. 37.3 x 25.3 cm. KKM, 1990, no. 52, Clark, Demon of Painting: The Art of Kawanabe Kyosai, no. 81, This is Kyosai!, 2017, no. 68. Fine impression with unusually large margins. Fine colour. Very good condition.
  • Kawanabe Kyosai
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    Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889)- Better Bend than Break (Nagai mono ni wa makarero)
    From the series Kyosai hyakuzu (One Hundred Pictures by Kyosai). 1863-66. Koban. 18 x 11.8 cm. Comic Genius: Kawanabe Kyosai no. 122-2. Fine impression, colour and condition.
  • Kawanabe Kyosai
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    Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889)- Famous From India: Elephants at Play (Tenjiku torai dai-hyoban; zo no tawamure). 1863
    Oban. 36.2 x 24.5 cm. Comic Genius: Kawanabe Kyosai, no. 150 (this impression), KKM, 1990, no. 48, This is Kyosai!, 2017, no. 63. Provenance: Fukutomi Taro. Fine impression. Very good colour and condition.
  • Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi
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    Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)- A Tiger Approaching Yokyo and His Father. From the series Morokoshi nijushi-ko (The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety)
    1847-8. Chuban. Robinson (1982) S-60-11. Fine impression with surface polishing. Fine colour. Very good condition.
    $950
  • Kobayashi Kiyochika
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    Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915)- Using an Elecric Searchlight in the Attack on P Yongyang (Heijo kogeki denki shiyo no zu)
    1894. Oban triptych. Tamba 280, Philadelphia 17, Smith, Kiyochika: Artist of Meiji Japan, no.91. Fine impression, colour and condition. $1,200
  • Toyohara Chikanobu
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    Toyohara Chikanobu (1838-1912)- The Meiji Emperor and His Consort Viewing Cherry. Kokoku kiken kanka no zu (The Dignataries of the Empire Enjoying Flowers)
    1887. Oban triptych. Tamba 103. Fine impression with extensive metallic printing and burnishing. Fine colour and condition.
    $1400
  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)- Murai Choan Murders His Brother at the Crossroads of Fudanotsuji. From the series Shinsen azuma nishiki-e. (A New Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures).
    1886. Oban diptych. 37.2 x 51.1cm. Keyes 479-7, Beauty & Violence. 55.7. Keyes, The Bizarre Imagery of Yoshitoshi, no. 31. Fine impression of the first edition. Fine colour and condition.
  • Kobayashi Kiyochika
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    Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915)- Our Army Attacks the Chinese Camp at Pyongyang Waga gun heijo no shinei o osou).
    1894. Oban triptych. 37 x 75.3cm. Smith, Kiyochika: Artist of the Meiji Japan, no.92. Fine impression, colour and condition.
    $950
  • Hasegawa Sadanobu
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    Hasegawa Sadanobu (1809-1879)- English Capital, London
    (Igirisu no miyako Rondon-fu). From the series Bankoku keihin denbun mosha shu harimaze ga (Collection of Reported Objects and Views From Around the World). Circa 1860. Oban. 37.5 x 25.4cm. Fine impression with mica sizing in the sky and strong woodgrain. Fine colour and condition.
    $1,800
  • Kobayashi Kiyochika
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    Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915)- Scene of the Landing at Weihaiwei and the Assault at Hodai (Ikaiei rijuko Hodai kogeki no kokei).
    1895. Oban. Fine impression, colour and condition.
    $800
  • Kobayashi Kiyochika
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    Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915)- Illustration of the Attack and Occupation of Tien-chuang-tai. (Denshodai kogeki senryo no zu).
    1895. Oban triptych. 36.3 x 75.9 cm. Fine impression with splashed gofun for the snow. Fine colour and condition.
  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)- The Priest Nichiren Prays for the Restless Spirit of the Cormorant Fisher at the Isawa River (Nichirin shonin isawagawa nite ukai no meikon o saido shitamau no zu).
    1885. Oban triptych. 37.3 x 76.2 cm. Keyes 472, Beauty & Violence no. 49. Fine, early impression. Fine colour and condition.
  • Kawanabe Kyosai
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    Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889)- Oni No Nenbutsu.
    1864. Oban. 38.2 x 25.6 cm. Fine impression and colour. Very good condition
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