Lot 129 Dα

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)

Seven ôban. a) Two with title Asakusa Kinryûzan. Woman with sword and woman with boy in front of Kinryûzan Temple. Signed: Kôchôrô Kunisada ga; Gototei Kunisada ga. Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirô. Censor: Fukatsu Ihei. Later edition with different kimono decorations, title and publisher. b) Five prints. Beauty underneath cherry tree; full moon in Yoshiwara; woman with silver pipe; aizuri-e: oiran and kamuro; shini-e: woman watering chrysanthemum before an actor’s portrait. (7) Mostly good impressions, good to very good colours, one with blind printing, some rubbing and soiling at margins, some creasing, some backed worm damage, one with centrefold, one with binding holes, other slight damages, two backed