Lot 26
Lot 26
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) and Utagawa Kunihisa (1832-1891) Utagawa Kunisada II (1823-1880)

THREE WOODBLOCK PRINTS OF WOMEN

Price Realised GBP 687.50
Estimate
GBP 600 - GBP 800
Closed: 21 Apr 2015
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Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) and Utagawa Kunihisa (1832-1891) Utagawa Kunisada II (1823-1880)

THREE WOODBLOCK PRINTS OF WOMEN

Price Realised GBP 687.50
Closed: 21 Apr 2015
Price Realised GBP 687.50
Closed: 21 Apr 2015
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Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865) and Utagawa Kunihisa (1832-1891)
Utagawa Kunisada II (Toyokuni IV) (1823-1880)
Three woodblock prints of women
Toeizan Temple at Ueno (Ueno Toeizan), from the series One Hundred Beautiful Women at Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho hyakunin bijo), singed Toyokuni ga of Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) and Kunihisa ga of Utagawa Kunihisa, published by Maruya Kyushiro, November 1857

Tokyo bijo sorohi [A collection of Tokyo beauties], signed Oko Kunisada hitsu of Utagawa Kunisada II, published by Maruya Heijiro, circa 1868

Middle sheet of a triptych depicting Genji and women on a snowy night at Sugatami Bridge, signed Oko Baichoro Kunisada hitsu of Utagawa Kunisada II
All vertical oban:
37.2 x 25.7cm.
37.2 x 24.8cm.
37.3 x 25.3cm.
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