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Signed Kunitoshi Ga in a red cartouche with date: 1881 and publisher’s information in yellow cartouche, good impression, excellent color, very light soiling, upper corners thin with remnants of paper attachments, not backed, margins trimmed right and bottom.
Oban tate-e: 9 ½ x 14 in.
$45.00
Very good impression and color, light staining in margins, light staining on verso
Overall size: 6 ½ x 8 ½ in.
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Signed Sugakudo, with two seals beneath the signature, censor’s seal and publisher’s seal, left margin; good impression, evenly toned, thin corners, light staining, two upper corners with glue remains from attachment, not backed.
Oban tate-e: 10 x 14 ¼ in.
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Signed Kogyo and circular publisher’s seal on lower right, light soiling, crease to upper left corner, large red owner’s stamp on verso
Oban tate-e: 10 x 15 in.
$300.00
No. twelve from the series: “Ukiyo Juni Ka Getsu” (Twelve Months of the Floating World) issued 1890
Signed Gekko with artist’s seal, dated 1890 in a red cartouche on lower left, margins intact, fine impression and color, some wear and light creasing, very light soiling, not backed.
Oban yoko-e: 9 x 13 in.
$80.00
The actor died at age 60. He is shown holding a Buddhist sutra and his “death poem” in is cursive script above his head.
Signed Utagawa Toyosai, dated: 1903, fine impression and color, left margin slightly trimmed, small brown spot above sutra page, original paper backing possibly from time of issue.
Oban tate-e: 9 ½ x 14 in.
$90.00
Signed and titled in pencil on lower margin, very good color and condition
Paper size: 10 x 13 in.; image size: 7 ¾ x 10 ½ in.
$75.00
Published by Unsodo Co., title and printer’s name on left margin, very good impression and color, margins somewhat trimmed, light soiling, slight creasing in margins and wear to two corners, dated in Arabic numerals for export
Overall size: 9 ½ x 14 ½ in.
$300.00
Originally mounted as a fan and later remounted on a fusuma sliding door or folding screen. Probably produced in a Kyoto fan workshop by one of a number of Nara ehon picture book painters that migrated to Kyoto from Nara.
Condition is good considering age and original use as a fan, some surface wear to pigments, slight smudging, losses to gilding, light creases and wrinkles, old backing from door or screen mounting remains
Overall size: 8 x 20 in. (max. length)
$40.00
Hirafuku Hyakusui was a noted painter and illustrator in Nihon-ga style, and was a professor at Tokyo School of Fine Arts and a member of Imperial Fine Arts Academy.
Publisher’s information on lower left with the number 21, good condition
Shikishiban: 9 ¼ x 9 ¼ in.
$300.00
Signed Hiroshige, good impression and color, small glue stains on upper corners, very minor wear, small mark on lower right corner, not backed.
Oban tate-e harimaze-e: 8 7/8 x 13 in.
$90.00
Signed and titled in pencil on lower margin, very good color and condition
Paper size: 10 x 13 in.; image size: 7 ¾ x 10 ½ in.
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Signed Kogyo on U.L., with red artist's seal, and fan-shaped publisher's seal on L.L. Very good impression, color and condition.
Oban yoko-e: 14 ¾ in. x 10 1/8 in.
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Heavy black ink on thick paper, slight embossing effect, minor soiling, slight creasing to corners, not backed
Overall size: 10 x 14 ¼ in.
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Signed Kogyo with artists’s seal on L.L., fan-shaped publisher’s seal, very good impression and color, small soil mark on upper left corner, wrinkle from the printing across upper right corner, corner creased, light soiling, large red collector’s seal on verso.
Oban tate-e: 10 x 14 ¾ in.
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Yoshiiku was noted for his prints included in the popular illustrated newspapers at the time.
Signed Ikkeisai Yoshiiku on lower left with artist’s seal ca. 1890, very good impression and strong color, vertical center crease, various areas of moderate soiling, slight backing tape residue on upper left corner, not backed.
Oban tate-e: 9 ¼ x 14 in.
$275.00
From the series: “Kannon Reigen Ki” (Account of the miracles of Kannon) issued 1860. Main image by Kunisada depicting the miracle occurance
Signed Toyokuni (III), publisher’s seal and censor’s seal on left margin, very good impression and color, very minor wear and light stains on the margins.
Oban tate-e: 10 x 14 ½ in.
$40.00
Good impression and condition
Album leaf: 9 ¼ x 12 in.