Various | Fifteen woodblock prints depicting theatre and dance | Edo - Showa period, 19th - 20th century

The Sokolov Collection

Hasegawa Sadanobu III (1881-1963) Ota Masamitsu (1892-1975) Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) | Torii Kiyosada (1844-1901) Hasegawa Kanpei XIV (Tadakiyo) (1847- 1929) Shunkosai Hokushu (active 1810-1832) Ueno Tadamasa (1904-1970) Torii Kiyotada VIII (Kotondo) (1900- 1976) Kamisaka Sekka (1866-1942) Hideki Hanabusa (1914-?) Hideyo Matsuno (flourished circa 1970s)

Fifteen woodblock prints depicting theatre and dance

Edo - Showa period, 19^th - 20^th century

the group comprising:

- Kajincho, from the series Eighteen Kabuki Plays (Kabuki juhachi ban), signed Masamitsu, with artist’s seal, published by Gekiga Kanko Kai, 1931

- The actor Ichikawa Sadanji III in the role of Oboshi Yuranosuke, from the series Flowers of the Contemporary Stage (Gendai butai hana), signed Masamitsu, sealed Ota, publisher's mark Banchoro zohan [copyright Banchoro], and with printer's mark Miyake Koshodo shosatsu [printed by Miyake Koshodo], circa 1954

- The actors Ichikawa Danjuro, Iwai Hanshiro and Segawa Kikunoju in the roles of Kiyomori, Otami and Tokiwa no Omatsu, signed Gototei Kunisda ga, published by Ibaya Sensaburo (Dansendo) in 1819

- Sukeroku: The actor Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Hanakawado Agemaki's Sukeroku with an actor from the past as Ikyu, from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki juhachiban), signed Torii Kiyosada ga and Tadakiyo ga, published by Hasegawa Sumi in 1896

- Sharpening the Arrow (Yanone): The actor Ichikawa Danuro IX in the role of Soga Goro Tokimune, from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki juhachiban), signed Tadakiyo hitsu, published by Hasegawa Sumi, 1896

- The actor Ichikawa Danjuro in the role of Teruhi no Miko performing in the play Uwanari, from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki juhachiban), signed Torii Kiyosada ga and Tadakiyo hitsu, published by Hasegawa Sumi, 1896

- The actor Nakamura Utaemon II in the role of Kanshojo performing in the play Sugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy (Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami), signed Shunkosai Hokushu ga, sealed, published by Toshikuraya Shinbei in 1823

- A sanbaso dancer, signed Tadamasa, circa 1930s

- A bunraku puppet of Okaru, signed Konobu, circa 1930

- Sharpening the Arrow (Yanone), from the series Eighteen Kabuki Plays (Kabuki juhachi ban), signed Masamitsu, with artist’s seal, published by Gekiga Kanko Kai, 1931

- Sukeroku, The Flower of Edo, signed Kiyotada hitsu, circa 1954

- Dancing, from the series World of Things (Momoyogusa), 1909

- The Feather Mantle (Hagoromo), from the album A Collection of Noh Prints (Noh hanga shu), singed Hideki, sealed Hide, published by Matsumoto Sujitaro, circa 1950s-1960s

- The Stone Bridge (Shakkyo), from the album A Collection of Noh Prints (Noh hanga shu), signed Hideki, sealed Hide, published by Matsumoto Sujitaro, circa 1950s-1960s

- Dojoji, from the series Twelve Months of Noh Prints (Junikagetsu noh ga suri), signed Hideyo, sealed, published by Unsodo in 1970

41 x 28.5 cm., 16⅛ x 11¼ in. (the first)

20.5 x 18.5 cm., 8⅛ x 7¼ in. (the second)

42 x 27 cm., 16½ x 10⅜ in. (the third)

22.5 x 26 cm., 9 x 10¼ in. (the fourth)

40 x 27 cm., 15¾ x 10⅜ in. (the fifth)

38 x 26 cm., 15 x 10¼ in. (the sixth)

38 x 26 cm., 15 x 10¼ in. (the seventh)

37 x 26 cm., 14 ½ x 10¼ in. (the eighth)

40 x 26.5 cm., 15¾x 10½ in. (the ninth)

20.5 x 18.5 cm., 8⅛ x 7¼ in. (the tenth)

44.5 x 28.5 cm., 17½ x 11¼ in. (the eleventh)

29.5 x 44 cm ., 11⅝ x 17¼ in. (the twelfth)

40.5 x 27 cm., 16 x 10⅜ in. (the thirteenth)

42 x 28.5 cm. , 16½ x 11¼ in. (the fourteenth)