Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection
Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection
The Sokolov Collection
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.