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Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
Poem by Kiyowara no Fukayabu, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), circa 1835–36
Woodblock print
Signed: 'Saki no Hokusai Manji'
Publisher: Isaya Sanjiro (Eijudo)
Censor's seal: 'kiwame' (approved)
(Publisher and censor seal present at lower right, partially obscured by black bokashi)
Horizontal oban:
25.3 x 36.3 cm. (10 x 14 ¼ in.)
£ 9,800.00

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Chobunsai Eishi (1756-1829)
The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa), circa 1795
Woodblock print
Date: circa 1795
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Censor's seal: kiwame (approved)
Vertical aiban:
32.3 x 21.9 cm. (12 ¾ x 8 ⅝ in.)
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Hotei Gosei (active circa 1804-1844)
Omon-dori, from the series A Comparison of Famous Things in the Eastern Capital (Toto meibutsu awase), circa 1820
Woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing
Signed: 'Gosei hitsu', sealed 'Go' and 'Sei'
Privately published, circa 1820
Shikishiban:
20.6 x 18.1 cm. (8 ⅛ x 7 ⅛ in.)
£ 1,800.00

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)
Autumn Section (Aki no bu), from the series Modern Views of the Four Seasons (Tosei shiki no nagame), 1857, 4th month
Woodblock print
Vertical oban triptych (each sheet, approx.):
36 x 25.3 cm. (14 ⅛ x 10 in.)
£ 1,500.00

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Attributed to Kubo Shunman (1757-1820)
Picture Book of Flowers of Pleasure (Tanoshimi Gusa), 1796
Woodblock-printed illustrated book, 3 volumes, complete
Dated: 1796 (Kansei 8)
Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding)
22.5 x 15.4 cm. (8 ⅞ x 6 in.) (each volume)
£ 2,000.00

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Kawamura Bumpo (1779-1821)
Album of Drawings by Bumpo, Third Series (Bumpo gafu [sampan]), 1813
Woodblock-printed illustrated book
One volume, complete
Signed: Bumpo
Dated: 1813 (Bunka 10)
Publishers: Kawachiya Kihei and Yoshidaya Shimbei
Engraver: Inouye Jihei
Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), dark green covers, title slip lacking
26 x 18 cm. (10 ¼ x 7 ⅛ in.)
£ 800.00

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Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
Picture Album Transmitting the Spirit: The Hokusai Drawing Style ([Denshin Kaishu] Hokusai gashiki), 1818
Woodblock-printed illustrated book
One volume, complete, 1st edition
Preface dated: 1818 (Bunsei 1)
Preface signed: Keizan Shoshi
Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), brown covers
26.7 x 18.1 cm. (10 ½ x 7 ⅛ in.)
£ 4,000.00

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)
The actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Satomi Shurinosuke (R), Onoe Kikugoro III as the Ghosts of both the princess Fusehime and the dog Yatsufusa (C), and Ichikawa Ebizo V as Kanamari Daisuke (L), circa 1836
Woodblock print, triptych
Vertical oban, each sheet approx.:
37.2 x 26.4 cm. (14 ⅝ x 10 ⅜ in.)
£ 1,260.00

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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
The Yugao Chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji yugao no maki), from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi), March 1886
Woodblock print
Signed: 'Yoshitoshi'
Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon
Dated: Meiji 19, 3rd month (March 1886)
Engraver: Yamamoto Shoun
Vertical oban:
35.4 x 23.9 cm. (14 x 9 ⅜ in.)
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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Kiritsubo, from the series The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari gojuyon jo), 1852, intercalary 2nd month
Woodblock print
Horizontal oban:
24.3 x 35.8 cm.
9 5/8 x 14 1/8 in.
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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Hahakigi, from the series The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari gojuyon jo), 1852, intercalary 2nd month
Woodblock print
Horizontal oban:
24.4 x 35.8 cm.
9 5/8 x 14 1/8 in.
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Kubo Shunman (1757-1820)
The Ide Jewel River, circa 1786-88 (late Tenmei era)
Woodblock print, from a six-sheet set 'The Six Jewel Rivers' (Mu Tamagawa)
Vertical oban:
37.4 x 25.3 cm. (14 ¾ x 10 in.)
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Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)
The Bluebell (Asagao), Chapter Number 20 (Dai niju no maki), from the series Lingering Sentiments of a Late Collection of Genji (Genji goshu yojo), 1858, 2nd month
Woodblock print on deluxe paper with special effects including blind-printing, burnishing and gradation
Vertical oban diptych (each sheet):
36.3 x 25.2 cm. (14 ¼ x 9 ⅞ in.)
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