Dienstag, 27. Oktober 2009




Katsushika Hokusai
(1760 - 1849)

Ehon Saiyuki

Illustrated book, 38 pages, three doublepages with sumizuri-e woodblock prints.
Some later watercoloring on one page and japanese writing on the last page. With age wear, flaws, stains and marks. One wormtrace working through half of the book at corners. Moderate state. Binding should be repaired.
Dimension: Hanshi-bon, 23 x 16 cm
Date: c.1836/40




TOYOKUNI III / KUNISADA
(1786 - 1865)

Women carrying a dragon at a procession
Frauen einen Drachen auf einem Umzug tragend

Signature / Signatur (right sheet / rechtes Blatt): oju Kochoro Toyokuni ga, with Toshidama seal / mit Toshidama Siegel
Publisher / Verleger: Iba-ya Senzaburo
Date / Datum: c.1850's
Censor's seal / Zensorsiegel: Watanabe
Dimension: oban tate-e triptych each sheet approx 37 x 25 cm

Samstag, 17. Oktober 2009



You can see a Japanese woodblock printer doing his work.






Utagawa Yoshitora
(active c.1840-80)

In 1702, Lord Asano of Ako was provoked by Kira Kozukenosuke Yoshinaka into drawing his sword in the shogun's palace, for which he was forced to take his own life, and his estate was confiscated. Forty-seven of Lord Asano's retainers, who were now ronin - samurai without masters, planned and carried out a successful attack on Kira's palace. Kira's head was cut off with the same dagger Lord Asano used to commit seppuku. The 46 surviving ronin then took their own lives. These events were made into the famous play, Kanadehon Chushingura.

Donnerstag, 15. Oktober 2009


Hirosada
(active 1820 - 1860)

Okubi-e
Actor: Nakamura Tamashichi I as Sute Wakamaru
Play: Keisei Chigoga Fuchi
performed: 03/1852
sheet 1 of 2
lit. Ikeda Bunko IV no.441
chuban tate-e


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Nakamura Tamashichi I as Sute Wakamura and Arashi Rikaku II as the barber Gengoro in the same play, 03/1852.

Mittwoch, 7. Oktober 2009


Utagawa Yoshitora
(active c.1840-80)

Ujigawa Kassen no Zu
The Battle at Uji River. Sasaki Takatsuna and Kajikawa Kagesue, and their horses and retainers fording the river to attack Kiso Yoshinaka.

Publisher: Daikoku-ya Heikichi
Date: c.1840's
Oban tate-e triptych: each sheet 14.5" x 9.75" approx
no longer available

Dienstag, 6. Oktober 2009


Hirosada

Okubi-e of the Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ibijuro IV as Shikama Shobei

chuban tate-e

Munehiro

Okubi-e Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ibijuro IV as Zetsu no Genzaemon

chuban tate-e
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