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Lot 105

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825) and Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)
19th century

11 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£600 - £800

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Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825) and Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)

19th century
Three prints consisting of two yakusha-e, the first an uchiwa-e, enclosing the actors Iwai Kumesaburo III as Musume Oyae and Kataoka Gado II as Itsuru Kojiro in the play Hitokanade Kodakara Soga, performed at the Nakamura-za, signed Toyokuni ga, 23.1cm x 30.1cm (9 1/16in x 11 7/8in); the second by Toyokuni I, depicting two generations of the actor Sawamura Sojuro, signed Toyokuni ga; 38½cm x 26½cm (15 1/8in x 10 3/8in); the third by Kunisada depicting a bijin standing on a bridge with a poem by Sakanoueno Korenori one of the Hyakunin isshu above, published by Sanoya Kihei, signed Kunisada aratame Nidaime Toyokuni ga, 36½cm x 26cm (14 3/8in x 10¼in). (3).

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団扇絵/大判錦絵 3枚 豊国一代、国貞一代 役者絵 他 19世紀

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