Hirosada
(active 1820 - 1860)

Arashi Rikaku II (c.1812 ~ 14 July 1864) as Tamagawa no Omutsu
Play: Minarote Toriawasetaru Okimiyage performed Kado theatre 10/1852
Sumi brush drawing and watercolors on japanese paper.
chuban tate-e 26,5 x 19 cm
Lit.: Ikeda Bunko, Vol.IV, no. 477

Sadanobu I
(1809 - 1879)

Sumi brush drawings / partly coloured
Original okubi-e sketches seemingly after a series of prints.
Very good condition with minor marks and flwas. Two little binding holes.
each 13,5 x 18,7 cm

Utagawa Kuniyoshi
(1797 – 1861)

Two Sumi brush drawings on thin Japanese Paper
c. 1830's

a. Warrior fighting off an attacker on a rooftop.

The print after that drawing. From the series:
Eight Hundred Heroes of Our Country's Suikoden, One by One
Scene: Inudzuka Shino Moritaka resisting arrest on the Hôryûkaku roof
Date: c.1830/36
Robinson: S4a.3

b. Oiran (courtesan) in the garden

Preparatory drawings for woodblock prints.
Overall very good condition and impression. Creased and folded at edges. Minor marks and flaws.
each 27,3 x 37,4 cm

Grateful thanks to P.J. for identifying the print to the first drawing.