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A0DQ
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BAREI Kono (1844-1895)
"Lapwings (Tageri) and lilies" from "Bairei Hyakucho Gafu" (Bairei's Album of 100 Birds); oban tata-e (13½" x 8¾"). "Bairei" seal UL; published by Okura Magohei in 1891. Condition: very good; very slight toning throughout; full borders with binding holes in left margin. Bairei was a pupil in Kyoto of the Maruyama-Shijo painter Raisho; then, at 27, of the Shijo-school artist Bunin. The Shijo school, also called Maruyama school, was a Japanese school of naturalistic painting that was founded in the late 18th century by Maruyama Masataka and was revived for woodblock prints during the Meiji by Bairei. Barei's "Album of 100 Birds" was published by Okura Magohei in three volumes in 1891, 1892, and 1896, respectively.
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LS31
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Toyohara CHIKANOBU (1838-1912)
"Keio no koro" (The Keio Period) from the series "Jidai kagami" (Mirror of the Ages); oban tata-e (13¾" x 9¼"). Signed "Chikanobu" with seal reading "Yoshu"; published by Matsuki Heikichi in 1897; in folio. Condition: very good; very slight toning throughout.
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99BV
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Toyohara CHIKANOBU (1838-1912)
Unidentified Scene from the series Famous Women in Japan; diptych, with each panel ca. 13¾" x 9¼". Signed "Yoshu Chikanobu;" published by Takegawa Unokichi in 1894. Condition: good to very good; strong colors; slight toning throughout; lower margin trimmed.
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A0BJ
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Toyohara CHIKANOBU (1838-1912)
Hina Matsuri with dolls set up on heirarchical display from the series Chiyoda no O-oku (Noble Ladies from the Chiyoda Palace); triptych, with each panel ca. 14" x 10". Signed "Yoshu Chikanobu;" published by Fukuda in 1895. Condition: fair to good; strong colors; very slight toning throughout; pencil writing of name in margins; wrinkling.
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A0CJ
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Toyohara CHIKANOBU (1838-1912)
"Azuma Nishiki Chuya Kurabe (Edo Embroidery Pictures, Comparison of the Day and Night)" depicting the villain, Sansho-dayu, in the upper panel, and the sister-brother, Anju and Zushio, who were sold to him; oban tate-e (13" x 8¾"). Signed "Yoshu Chikanobu hitsu"; published by Tsunashima Kamekichi in 1886. Condition: very good; very slight toning throughout; strong colors; Meiji album backing.
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Toyohara CHIKANOBU (1838-1912)
"Shichifukujin (The Seven Gods of Good Fortune - in contemporary garb)" from the series Edo Fuzoku (The Customs and Manners of Edo); oban tate-e (13" x 9"). Signed "Chikanobu" with seal reading "Yoshu"; published by Takegawa Unokichi in 1887. Condition: good to very good; strong colors; slight toning throughout; laid down.
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Toyohara CHIKANOBU (1838-1912)
Beauty from the series "Shin bijin (True Beauty)"; oban tate-e (12¾" x 8½"). Signed "Toshu Chikanobu;" published by Akiyama Buemon in 1897; attached to folio back at upper corners. Condition: very good; very slight toning throughout; strong color; very fine carving of hair.
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99AN
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Ichikawa CHIKASHIGE (fl. 2nd half 19th C.)
"Onoe Kikugoro"; oban tata-e (14" x 9¼"). Signed "Ichikawa Chikashige hitsu" with Toshidama seal; published by Fukuda Kamajiro, ca. 1870s/early 1880s. Condition: very good; very slight toning throughout; full borders. Chikashige was a pupil of Toyohara Kunichika whose dramatic style he emulated. This print, depicting the actor Onoe Kikugoro, is a good example of the last phase of the Ukiyoe school, noteworthy in the highly stylized treatment of the subject.
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A0CH
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GINKO Adachi (fl. 1874-1897)
"Obako Chochin" from the "Great Edo" series; oban tata-e (14" x 9¼"), dated 1897. Condition: good; borders variably trimmed as shown; slightly toned; backed by rice paper.
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99AZb
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Utagawa HIROSHIGE III (1843-1894)
Mounted soldiers and barracks from the series "Thirty-six views of Tokyo," chuban yoko-e ( 6" x 8¾"). Condition: good; very slight toning; slight darkening of margins; vibrant color; sky with bokashi (color gradation).
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99AZd
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Utagawa HIROSHIGE III (1843-1894)
Government building (note both Japanese & European weathervanes; extension of flagpole beyond picture frame) from the series "Thirty-six views of Tokyo," chuban yoko-e (6½" x 8¾"). Condition: good; very slight toning; some wrinkling across top margin; vibrant color; sky with bokashi (color gradation).
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99AZe
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HIROSHIGE III (1843-1894)
"Riverside European-style buildings" from the series "Thirty-six views of Tokyo," chuban yoko-e (6½" x 8¾"). Condition: good; very slight toning; slight darkening of outer margins; vibrant color; sky with bokashi (color gradation).
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Utagawa HIROSHIGE III (1843-1894)
Promenade from the series "Thirty-six views of Tokyo," chuban yoko-e ( 6" x 8¾"). Condition: very good; very slight toning; vibrant color; sky with bokashi (color gradation).
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A0DV
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Imao KEINEN (1845-1924)
"Wrens (Misosazai) and twinberries"; oban tata-e (12½" x 8¾"). Print No. 12 from a set of four albums published in 1892 by Niishimura Sozaemon (exactly the same vintage and printing as the kanji-numbered version, this edition using roman numbers being intended for export). Condition: very good; very slight toning throughout; margins, but with "binding holes" trimmed from right margin (preserved as part of an album) and left margin slightly trimmed; still attached by one corner to a presentation folio. Note: other woodblocks by Keinin are available; please inquire.
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99CM
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Imao KEINEN (1845-1924)
Buntings (Aoji) and plum tree; oban tate-e (12½" x 8¾"). Unsigned (probably from 1930s). Condition: good; slight toning throughout; full margins with small tear in left margin.
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