• Totoya Hokkei (1780–1850), Willow Island (Yanagishima), from A Series of Willows (Yanagi ban tsuzuki), circa 1828
    Totoya Hokkei (1780–1850)
    Willow Island (Yanagishima), from A Series of Willows (Yanagi ban tsuzuki), circa 1828
    Woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and blind printing
    Signed: 'Go Hokkei'
    Privately published, circa 1828
    Poems by Ryukokutei Sennen and Sennentei
    Shikishiban:
    20.3 x 17.8 cm. (8 x 7 in.)
    £ 2,500.00
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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
    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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  • Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Picture Album Transmitting the Spirit: The Hokusai Drawing Style ([Denshin Kaishu] Hokusai gashiki), 1818
    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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  • Attributed to Kubo Shunman (1757-1820), Picture Book of Flowers of Pleasure (Tanoshimi Gusa), 1796
    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
    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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  • 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
    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.)
    £ 1,000.00
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