Lot 247 Dα

Torii Kiyotada I (1900-1976) and Ueno Tadamasa (1904-1970)

Two ôban. a) Ghost of Taira no Tomomori in ‘Daimotsunoura’ in the play ‘[Yoshitsune] Senbon-zakura’. Signed: Kiyotada hitsu. Seal: Torii. 1850s. b) Series: Kabuki jûhachiban no uchi. Title: Kagekiyo. General Kagekiyo breaking out of prison. Signed: Ueno Tademasa hitsu; Tadamasa. Seal: Ueno. Block carver: Maeda Kentarô. Printer: Ono Hikojirô. Publisher: Daireisha. 1952. (2) Very good impressions, polished black, colours minimally faded, a) silver, blind printing, creases, soiling, stains, b) some light brown spots, margins slightly creased, paper thin