Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Utagawa Hiroshige
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) and Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Seven ôban from the series Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu, a collaboration between Kuniyoshi, Hiroshige and Kunisada, published between 1845 and 1848 by Ibaya Sensaburô. Block carvers: Yokokawa Takejirô, Matsushima Fusajirô. Censors: Watari, Muramatsu, Hama, Murata and Kinugasa, and others. a) Title: Abe no Nakamaro. Signed: Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga. Seal: yoshikiri. b) Title: Chûnagon Yukihira. Signed: Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga. Seal: yoshikiri. c) Title: Sakanoe Korenori. Signed: Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga. Seal: yoshikiri. d) Title: Fujiwara no Okikaze. Signed: Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga. Seal: yoshikiri. e) Title: Sone no Yoshitada. Signed: Hiroshige ga. Flower seal. f) Title: Fujiwara Sanekata Ason. Signed: Hiroshige ga. Flower seal. g) Title: Jakuren Hôshi. Signed: Hiroshige ga. Flower seal. (7) Good to very good impressions, most with rubbed, soiled and slightly damaged margin, a) margins trimmed, traces of tape verso, b) slightly soiled, right margin with paper strip on recto, backed, c) right margin with paper strip on recto, binding holes, left margin damaged, d) somewhat yellowed, binding holes, e) centre fold with damages, f) yellowed, binding holes, tape stains verso, g) stained, thin spots, lower margin renewed
