Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786–1864)
Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900)
Utagawa Kunimasa IV (1848-1920)
And others
An album containing 110 woodblock prints of actors, mainly by Kunisada, including:

34 designs and the table of contents, from the series Popular Matches for Thirty-six Selected Flowers (Tosei mitate sanjuroku kasen), each signed Toyokuni ga, published by Hiranoya Shinzo (Aikindo), 1862

7 designs from the series The Sexiest Actors in Edo, Their Portraits and Their Voices (Edo no hana iro no tatehiki, ichifuri nitari, kowairo hitokuchi nasubi), each sheet signed nanajuhassai Toyokuni hitsu [from the brush of Toyokuni, aged 78], published by Iseya Tokichi (Daikyodo), 1863

11 designs from an untitled series of half-length actor portraits (many with tattoos), with fish cartouches, each sheet signed nanjuhassai Toyokuni hitsu [from the brush of Toyokuni, aged 78], published by Kagiya Shobei, 1863

Together with 58 further 19th century actor prints, from various series and variously signed
Each vertical oban (each approx. 35 x 24.3 cm.)
The album overall 37.5 x 26 x 3.2 cm.

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