Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection

Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection

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The Sokolov Collection

Kunichika Toyoharu (1835-1900) Three woodblock prints, Edo - Meiji period, 19th century

Lot Closed

May 28, 03:12 PM GMT

Estimate

1,200 - 1,500 GBP

Lot Details

Description

The Sokolov Collection

Kunichika Toyoharu (1835-1900)

Three woodblock prints

Edo - Meiji period, 19th century


The group comprising:

- The actor Ichikawa Danjuro IX in the role of Ya no Negoro, embellished with mica, from the series One Hundred Roles of Ichikawa Danjuro IX (Ichikawa Danjuro engei hyakuban), signed Kunichika hitsu, Toshidama seal, published Fukuda Kumajiro (Gusokuya) in 1893

- Chapter 9, Aoi (Dai kyu go, aoi), from the series Modern Feelings Matched with the Fifty-Four Chapters of Genji (Genji gojuyonjo), signed Toyohara Kunichika hitsu, with red Toshidama seal, published by Takegawa Seikichi (Seieido), circa 1884

- The actor Kawarazaki Gonjuro I in the role of Aoto Goro Terutsuna in the play Shibaraku, from the series Thirty-six Views of Edo, Saruwaka District (Sajurokkei no zu, Saruwaka- cho), signed Kunichika ga, Toshidama seal, published by Omiya Kyujiro (Kiyudo), 11th month 1864

Each vertical oban:

The first: 38 x 26.5 cm.

The second: 36.8 x 25 cm.

The third: 36.1 x 25 cm.