• Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956), Kongo in Okina - Noh, 1936
    Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)
    Kongo in Okina - Noh, 1936
    Woodblock print
    Signed in pencil: 'Elizabeth Keith'
    Date: 1936
    Horizontal dai-oban:
    33.3 x 46.9 cm. (13 ⅛ x 18 ½ in.)
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  • Mitsui Atsuo (1929-2000), The actor Azuma Tokuho, 1957
    Mitsui Atsuo (1929-2000)
    The actor Azuma Tokuho, 1957
    Woodblock print
    Signed: 'Atsuo saku' (made by Atsuo), lower left within the design
    Inscription in right margin: 'Ga, hori, suri, Mitsui Atsuo' (picture, carving, and printing by Mitsui Atsuo), followed by red artist's seal
    The dancer identified in the design: 'Azuma Tokuho'
    Numbered: 'dai kyuju nana ban' (97)
    Vertical oban:
    39.5 x 27.3 cm. (15 ½ x 10 ¾ in.)
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  • Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900), Actors Onoe Kikugoro V as Okiku and Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Aoyama Tessan in The Mansion of Plates and the Cursed Makeup Mirror (Sarayashiki kesho no sugatami), 1892
    Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900)
    Actors Onoe Kikugoro V as Okiku and Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Aoyama Tessan in The Mansion of Plates and the Cursed Makeup Mirror (Sarayashiki kesho no sugatami), 1892
    Woodblock print, vertical triptych
    Signed: 'Toyohara Kunichika hitsu'
    Publisher: Fukuda Kumajiro
    Block cutter's mark: 'Umezawa to'
    Dated: October 1892 (Meiji 25, 10th month)
    Vertical oban triptych:
    37.2 x 25.7 cm. (14 ⅝ x 10 ⅛ in.)
    £ 6,000.00
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  • Katsukawa Shuntei (1770–1824), Actors Segawa Kikunojo III and Ichikawa Yaozo III, 1799
    Katsukawa Shuntei (1770–1824)
    Actors Segawa Kikunojo III and Ichikawa Yaozo III, 1799
    Woodblock print, mica background
    Signed: Shuntei ga
    Publisher: Enomotoya Kichibei
    Date: 1799
    Vertical oban:
    37 x 24.5 cm. (14 ⅝ x 9 ⅝ in.)
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  • Shunkosai Hokushu (active circa 1810-32), The actors Nakamura Matsue III in the role of Otaka, Ichikawa Ebijuro I as Mokuemon, and Ichikawa Danzo V as Yashichi, 1824, 3rd month
    Shunkosai Hokushu (active circa 1810-32)
    The actors Nakamura Matsue III in the role of Otaka, Ichikawa Ebijuro I as Mokuemon, and Ichikawa Danzo V as Yashichi, 1824, 3rd month
    Woodblock print, surimono on deluxe paper, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing
    Vertical oban, diptych (each sheet):
    39.2 x 26.3 cm. (15 ⅜ x 10 ⅜ in.)
    £ 2,400.00
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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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  • Shunkosai Hokushu (active circa 1810-32), The actor Nakamura Utaemon III in the role of Mino no Shokuro, 1823, first month
    Shunkosai Hokushu (active circa 1810-32)
    The actor Nakamura Utaemon III in the role of Mino no Shokuro, 1823, first month
    Woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing
    Vertical oban:
    35.9 x 24.7 cm.
    14 1/8 x 9 3/4 in.
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  • Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865), The kabuki actors Onoe Baiko III as the ghost of Kasane, ‘Kasane no shiryo’ (R), actor Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Shiozawa Tanzaburo (C) and Sawamura Tossho I (L), 1836
    Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)
    The kabuki actors Onoe Baiko III as the ghost of Kasane, ‘Kasane no shiryo’ (R), actor Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Shiozawa Tanzaburo (C) and Sawamura Tossho I (L), 1836
    Woodblock print, triptych
    Vertical oban, each sheet approx.:
    36.2 x 25.5 cm. (14 ¼ x 10 in.)
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