Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865)
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865)
Five ôban. a) Series: Imayô tokei jûniji. Title: Tora no koku, yoru nanatsu. Geisha extinguishing a lantern, likened to a street peddler. Signed: Gototei Kunisada ga. Publisher: Matsumura Tatsuemon. Censor: kiwame. 1818-1824. b) Series: Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi no uchi. Title: Goyû Yamamoto Kansuke. Actor portrait. Signed: Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche. Publisher: Izutsuya Shôkichi. Block carver: Yokokawa Takejirô. Printer: Ôkyû. c) Three prints with actors in kabuki plays. Each signed: Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche. Mostly good impressions, colours and conditions. All mounted in mats. (5)
Provenance
Collection Dr. Ulrich von Kritter (1909–1999), Bad Homburg, Germany