Lot 701 D α

Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) and Keisai Eisen (1791-1848)

Two ôban. a) Courtesan and two kamuro at a game of go. Signed: Kikugawa Eizan hitsu. Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei. Seal: Nishidô. Censor: kiwame. b) Series: Mitate Yoshiwara gojûsan tsui. Keisai dôchû sugoroku. Title: Kyô. No. 55. Courtesan Shiroharu from the Sonomatsuya in a splendid garment with obi decorated with a dragon. Signed: Keisai Eisen ga. Published by Tsutaya Kichizô (seal trimmed off). Censor: kiwame. (2) Good impressions, colours faded, mounted at upper corners, a) rubbed and soiled at margins, creased along lower margin, lower corners restored, b) rubbed and soiled, several restorations