Yanagawa Shigenobu II (active circa 1830–60) Yashima Gakutei (1786?-1868) Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) | A group of four surimono | Edo period, 19th century

Yanagawa Shigenobu II (active circa 1830–60)

Yashima Gakutei (1786?-1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790-1848)

A group of four surimono

Edo period, 19^th century

each a woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing, and comprising:

- No.4, Thin Clouds (Yon, Usugumo), from the series Famous Horses (Meiba soroe), signed Nisei Yanagawa Shigenobu ga (Pictured by Yanagawa Shigenobu II), sealed Shigenobu, privately issued in 1834

- Sparrow dancers, part of a hexaptych, from the series Hexaptych for the Katsushika Group (Katsushika rokuban tsuzuki), this sheet unsigned, privately issued for the Katsushika Poetrcy Circle, circa 1825

- View of Miyanoshita Hot Springs in Hakone, Sagami Province (Soshu Hakone Miyanoshita fukei), part of a diptych, from the series Hot Springs - A Diptych (Onsen niban tsuzuki), signed Keisai ga (Pictured by Keisai), privately issued, circa 1820s

- Paintings of Rats on Folded Paper (Nezumi hansetsu), from the series Collection of Rats: Twelve Treasures (Nezumi tsukushi juni takara), signed Keisai, privately issued in 1828

Each surimono, shikishiban:

20.8 x 18.2 cm., 8¼ x 7⅛ in. (the first)

19.7 x 17.4 cm., 7¾ x 6⅞ in. (the second)

20.6 x 18.2 cm., 8⅛ x 7⅛ in. (the third)

20.5 x 18.7 cm., 8⅛ x 7⅜ in. (the fourth)