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Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)- Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Hanakawado Sukeroku. From the play Sukeroku kuruwa no hanamidoki.
1850. Fan print. 23 x 30cm. Fine impression, colour and condition.
$3,500

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)- Bando Shuka I as Shirai Gonpachi Reading a Letter by the Light of a Lantern. From the series Mitate gonin otoko, go-hiiki no omoizashi (A Parody of the Five Chivalrous Commoners; a Cup of Sake From Their Fans).
1852. Fan print. 23.3 x 29.7cm. Fine impression with strong woodgrain. Fine colour and condition. According to Paul Griffith, the term omoizashi refers to the act of pouring a cup of sake for one's chosen partner, here giving an impression of intimacy and affection between famous actors and their patrons.
$3,500

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)- Onoe Baiko (Jitsukawa Enjaku I) as Tsuchiya Jiemon. From the series Imayo oshie kagami (A Mirror of Fashionable Reflections).
1860. Oban. Extremely fine, early impression on thick, deluxe paper. Fine colour and condition.
$1,280

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Konishi Hirosada (1819-1865)- Kataoka Gado II as Tamiya Gempachi and Nakamura Gizaemon as Horiguchi Gentazaemon
1849. Chuban diptych. Keyes, Hirosada, Osaka Printmaker, no. 16. Fine impression with metallic printing. Fine colour. Album backing. Slight restored wormage. Very good condition.
$680

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Hasegawa Sadanobu (1809-1879)- Jitsukawa Ensaburo I as Mashiba Hitsatsugu, Ichikawa Ebizo V as Ishida no Tsubone and Mimasu Daigoro IV Kobayakawa Takakage
1849. Chuban triptych. Fine impression with extensive metallic printing and embossing. Very good colour and condition. Album backing.
$800

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)- Sawamura Chojuro V as Inanoya Hanbei and Bando Shuka I as Katsumi anee Ochiyo
From the play Meiyo jinzeiroku performed at the Ichimura-za in 1852. Oban diptych. Fine, early impression. Brilliant unfaded colour. Pristine condition.
$1,280

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)- Kawarasaki Gonjuro I as the Thief Obo Kichisa Emerging from the Rice Bale Where He Has Been Hiding
From the play Sannin Kichisa kuruwa no hatsugai performed at the Ichimura-za in 1860. Fine impression of the deluxe edition with over-printing and mica sizing on heavy paper. Brilliant colur. Very good condition.
$1,280

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)- Bando Mitsugoro VI as Momonoi Wakasanosuke and Morita Kanya XI as Kakogawa Honzo. A scene from Act II of the play Kanadehon Chushingura
1857. Oban. Fine early impression with strong wood grain and burnishing on deluxe paper. Fine colour and condition.
$600

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Migita Toshihide (1863-1925)- Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Yasuna
1893. Oban. Fine impression, colour and condition.
$450

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Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900)- Ichikawa Sadanji as Miuranosuke Yoshimura
1894. Fine, early impression with the background extensively embossed. Fine colour and condition.
$1,280

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)- Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kagekiyo. From the series Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi (The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road)
1852. Oban. Fine impression, colour and condition.
$800

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)- Ichikawa Ichizo. From the series Imayo oshie kagami (A Mirror of Fashionable Pictures)
1859. Oban. Extremely fine, early impression on thick, deluxe paper. Brilliant colour. Fine condition.
$1,280

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)- Ichikawa Ichizo III. From the series Imayo oshie kagami (A Mirror of Fashionable Pictures)
1859. Oban. Extremely fine, early impression on thick, deluxe paper. Fine colour and condition.
$1,280

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)- Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Yamazaki Yoshibei. From the series Imayo oshie kagami (A Mirror of Fashionable Pictures)
1859. Oban. Extremely fine, early impression on thick, deluxe paper. Fine colour and condition.
$1,280

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Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900)- Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Yamanoue Gennaizaemon wrestling with an elephant. Zohiki. From the series Ichikawa Danjuro engei hyakuban (A Hundred Performances by Ichikawa Danjuro)
1893. Oban. Fine, early impression of the delux edition on thick, heavy paper with extensive metallic printing and mica. Fine colour. Fine condition with extremely large margins.
$580

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Konishi Hirosada (1819-1865)- Ichikawa Ebizo V as Ono no Imoko and Jitsukawa Ensaburo as Hata no Kawakatsu. From the play Shitennoji Garan Kagami
1849. Chuban diptych. Fine impression with extensive embossing. Very good colour and condition. Album backing.
$680

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Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792)- Nakamura Tomijuro I performing Sanboso. From the play Kyo Osaka Edo Sanganotsu Kaomise Mitate
1775. Hosoban. 31.2 x 14.3cm. Fine impression. Very good colour and condition. The right-hand sheet of a diptych, whose left-hand sheet of a diptych, whose left-hand sheet shows Yoshizawa Iroha I as Senzai. An impression of the complete diptych is in Boston. This particular scene represents a theatrical presentation demonstrating Kaomise performances in Kyoto, from the three cities of Kyoto, Osaka and Edo.
$2,800

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Natori Shunsen (1886-1960)- Ichikawa Sadanji as Naru Kami
Circa 1927. Oban. Fine impression with extensive blind-printing. Fine colour and condition.
$1,680

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)- Onoe Kikugoro III as Omatsuri Sashichi. From an untitled set of large-head actor portraits reflected in mirrors
Early 1830’s. Oban. Fine impression, colour and condition.
$800