PROPERTY FROM A COLLECTION

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786–1864)
Utagawa Hirokage (Japanese, active 1855–1865)
Eight Actor Prints
Nakanocho, from the series Thirty-six Views of Fuji from the Eastern Capital (Toto Fuji sanjurokkei), the actors Ichikawa Ichizo and Sawamura Tanosuke, published by Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshodo), 1860

Act 5 (Godanme), from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Kanadehon Chushingura), published by Ebiya Rinnosuke, circa 1860

Two horizontal oban prints depicting actors in various roles, each signed Toyokuni ga, published by Tsutaya Kichizo, circa 1847-1853

The actor Ichikawa Ichizo as Toriyama Akisaku, with a drum: probably one sheet from a triptych, signed Toyokuni ga

Together with three further designs of actors, each signed Toyokuni ga, circa 1850s
The first, 36.5 x 24.8cm.
The second, 34.7 x 24.7cm.
The third and fourth, 24.1 x 35.4cm.
The fifth, 37.1 x 25.4cm.
The sixth, seventh and eighth, approx. 36.8 x 24.5cm.

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