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THE PROPERTY OF A SWISS GENTLEMAN

Kitagawa Utamaro (1753?-1806)
Chobunsai Eishi (1756-1829)
Kikukawa Eizan (1787-1867)
Eishosai Choki (act. circa 1790s-early 1800s)
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865)
Six woodblock prints
Comprising:
A young woman and her lover beside a folding screen in candlelight (unsigned, Kitagawa Utamaro)
Three ladies in a garden, signed Chobun
A courtesan in elaborate kimono standing beside a kimono stand, from a Komachi series, signed Eizan hitsu
Three courtesans and two young girls under cherry blossoms, one sheet of a triptych, signed Choki ga
A courter writing poems at a table, two ladies behind him (unsigned, Chobunsai Eishi)
Two actors, two sheets of a triptych, signed Gototei Kunisada ga
Vertical oban (38.3 x 25.6cm.)
Vertical chuban (23.9 x 18.2cm.)
Vertical oban (36.8 x 34.2cm.)
Vertical oban (37.8 x 25.2cm.)
Vertical chuban (24.3 x 28.7cm.)
Vertical oban (each sheet 36.7 x 25.8cm.)
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