Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786-1864)

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786-1864)
The Complete Set of the series Magic Lantern Slides of That Romantic Purple Figure (Sono sugata yukari no utsushi-e)
The complete set, comprising 54 designs following the 54 chapters of the Tale of Genji, variously signed Ichiyosai Toyokuni ga, Kochoro Toyokuni ga, Kunisada toneri Toyokuni ga, and Toyokuni ga, published by Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendo), 1847-52

The designs are titled as follows:
1. Kiritsubo
2. Hahakigi
3. Utusemi
4. Yugao
5. Waka-murasaki
6. Suetsumuha na
7. Momiji-no-ga
8. Hana-no-en
9. Aoi
10. Sakaki
11. Hana-chiru-sato
12. Suma
13. Akashi
14. Miozukushi
15. Yomogyu
16. Sekiya
17. E-awase
18. Matsukaze
19. Usugumo
20. Asagao
21. Otome
22. Tama kazura
23. Hatsune
24. Kocho
25. Hotaru
26. Tokonatsu
27. Kagaribi
28. Nowaki
29. Miyuki
30. Fuji hakama
31. Maki hashira
32. Umega-e
33. Fuji-no-uraba
34. Wakana-no-jo
35. Wakana-no-ge
36. Kashiwagi
37. Yokobue
38. Suzumushi
39. Yugiri
40. Minori
41. Maboroshi
42. Nio-no-miya
43. Kobai
44. Takegawa
45. Hashihime
46. Shi-ga-moto
47. Agemaki
48. Sawarabi
49. Yadorigi
50. Azumaya
51. Ukifune
52. Kagero
53. Tenarai
54. Yume-no-ukihashi
Each horizontal oban, each sheet approx. 24.9 x 36cm.

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