Utagawa Kunisada [歌川 国貞] a.k.a. Utagawa Toyokuni III [三代歌川豊国] (Japanese, 1786 – 1865).
With special thanks to Horst Graebner.
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Imayo ha-uta no tsuma-biki [時世葉歌の爪弾] Year: Ansei 3 (1856). |
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Saiko (West River) [西江] Series: Chronicles of Elegant Women [風雅女史傳] (Fūga joshiden) |
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Kabuki actor Arashi Kichisaburō III as Sarushima Sōta Kabuki actor Arashi Kichisaburō III [嵐吉三郎] as Sarushima Sōta [猿島惣太] in the play Hanamo Yoshida Iwao no Matsuwaka [花吉田岩尾松若] staged at Ichimura-za (市村座), theatre in Edo. |
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Kabuki actor Iwai Shijaku I from the series ‘Flowers of Edo – the five Karigane blood-brothers’ Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, fl. C. 1845 – 1847). |
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Kabuki actors Sawamura Tanosuke III as Princess Wakana and Sawamura Tosshō II as Ashikaga Sanshichirō Artist signature: By the brush of the 79-year-old Toyokuni [七十九歳豊國画] (Nanajūkyū-sai Toyokuni ga). |
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Married woman blackening her teeth in a mirror No publisher seal, no date or censor seal; probably a private printing. |
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Beauty holding a roll of paper Pubisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, 1815 – 1869), Dansendō [伊場仙]. |
| Kabuki actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Tasogare Landscape by Utagawa Kunihisa II [歌川国久] (Japanese, 1832 – 1981) Block carver: Matsushima Masakichi (Japanese, fl. c. 1847-65) Publisher: Iseya Magobei [伊勢屋孫兵衛] (Japanese, fl. c. 1794 – 1868) Actor: Nakamura Shikan IV [中村芝翫] (Japanese, 1831 – 1899) Combined date seal and kiwame censor seal: [亥極] – Bunkyū 3 (1863) Signed: By the brush of Toyokuni at the age of 78 [七十八歳豊国筆] (Nanajūhachi-sai Toyokuni hitsu) |
| Gotenyama [御殿山] Series: A Collection of Mountains [山つくし] (Yama tsukushi) Block carver: Yokokawa Takejirō [横川竹二郎] (Japanese, fl. 1845 – 1863) Publisher: Yama-Ta; seal: [板元, 太] – Hanmoto, Ta; Marks 19-044 | U421b Combined date seal and kiwame censor seal: Ansei 6 (1851) Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a red toshidama cartouche |
| Beauty playing the shamisen beneath a mosquito net Year: c. 1832 (no seal) Publisher: Unknown (no seal) Signed: Kunisada ga [国貞画] in a red double-gourd cartouche Ref: [LIB-2967.2022] Sebastian Izzard № 17 (2021) |
| Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VII wipes his face in front of a makeup mirror Series: Six choice modern flowers [當世六花撰] (Tosei rok’kasen) Year: c. 1833/4 Publisher: unknown; no censor or date seal. Signed: Kunisada ga [国貞画] in a red double-gourd cartouche Ref: Lyon Collection; [LIB-2967.2022] Sebastian Izzard № 17 (2021) |
| Decorated sake cups Series: The pride of Edo [江戸じまん] (Edo jiman) Year: 1827 (Bunsei 10) Publisher: Ibaya Kyūbei [伊場屋 久兵衛] (Japanese, fl. 1804 – 1851) Signed: Ōkō Kunisada ga [應好国貞画] |
| On the Banks of the Kamo River [加茂堤] (Kamo Tsutsumi) Series: A Parody of Sugawara [美立菅原] (Mitate Sugawara). Year: c. 1850s Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, fl. 1815 – 1869). Signed: Toyokuni |
| Courtesan playing a kokyū Series: Assortments of Beauties Accomplishments [美人芸盡] (Bijin gei-zukushi) Year: 1829 (Bunsei 12) Publisher: Ibaya Kyūbei [伊場久] (Japanese, 1804 – 1851) Signed: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga in a red double-gourd cartouche |
| Gathering of the young herbs on the Day of the Rat [子の日乃若菜] (Nenohi no wakana) Series: Three elegant sources of light [風流三光の内] (fūryū sankō no uchi) Year: 1853 (Kaei 6) Publisher’s seal: [米] Bei; Izuzen (Marks: seal 06-029 | U103b) Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a red toshidama cartouche |
| Sawamura Gennosuke II as Ushiwakamaru and Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Benkei in the ‘Grand finale dance play’ at Soga Festival Year: 1831 (Tenpō 2) Performance: Grand finale dance play [大切所作事] (ōgiri shosagoto) at Soga Festival at the Kawarazaki Theatre in 05/1831 Actors: Sawamura Gennosuke II [沢村源之助] (Suketakaya Takasuke III, Sawamura Chōjūrō V, Sawamura Sōjūrō V, Sawamura Tosshō I, Sawamura Genpei I, Japanese, 1802/7 – 1853); Ichikawa Danjūrō VII [市川団十郎] (Ichikawa Ebizō V, Ichikawa Hakuen II, Ichikawa Shinnosuke I, Japanese, 1791 – 1859) Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburo [伊場屋仙三郎] Signed: Gototei Kunisada ga [五渡亭国貞画] Ref.: The Sokolov Collection (Sotheby’s); Tokyo Metropolitan Library, 請求記号 M339-6/東M339-006 |
| Kabuki actor Nakamura Shikan II [二代目中村芝翫] as Gotobei [五斗兵衛] Play: Yoshitsune’s Letter at Koshigoe [義経腰越状] (Yoshitsune Koshigoe-jo). Actor: Nakamura Utaemon IV [中村歌右衛門] (Nakamura Shikan II, Nakamura Tsurusuke I, Nakamura Tōtarō, Japanese, 1796 – 1852) Date aratame seal: Bunsei 13 – Tenpō 1 (1830). Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburo [伊場屋仙三郎] Signed: Kunisada ga [国貞画] in a yellow double-gourd cartouche |
| Kabuki actor Nakamura Shikan II [二代目中村芝翫] Series: Catching fireflies in the floating world (Hotaru gari). Actor: Nakamura Utaemon IV [中村歌右衛門] (Nakamura Shikan II, Nakamura Tsurusuke I, Nakamura Tōtarō, Japanese, 1796 – 1852). Year: 1831 (Tenpō 2) Publisher: Ibaya Kyūbei Signed: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga [香蝶楼国貞画] |
| Time at Fukagawa, Iyo Province [Fukagawa Iyo setsu] Year: 1855 (Ansei 2) Publisher: Iseya Magobei [伊勢屋孫兵衛] (Japanese, fl. c. 1794 – 1868); seal: Hanmoto, Masu [板元, 益] (Marks 19-039 | 150d). Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a red toshidama cartouche. |
| Tamagiku [玉菜] Series: Chronicles of Elegant Women [風雅女史傳] (Fūga joshiden) Year: Ansei 6 (1859). Block carver: Yokokawa Takejirō [横川竹二郎] (Japanese, fl. 1845 – 1863) Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, fl. c. 1845 – 1847) Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a red toshidama cartouche |
| Fuji and Tsukuba sharing an umbrella [Fuji Tsukuba aiaigasa] Kabuki actors Nakamura Shikan II [二代目中村芝翫] and Iwai Kumesaburō II [岩井粂三郎] sharing an umbrella against the snow Year: c. 1829 Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, fl. c. 1845 – 1847) Signed: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga in a red double-gourd cartouche |
| Fuji and Tsukuba sharing an umbrella [Fuji Tsukuba aiaigasa] Kabuki actors Ichikawa Ebizō V [市川海老蔵] and Iwai Shijaku I [岩井紫若] sharing an umbrella against the wind Year: c. 1829 Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, fl. c. 1845 – 1847) Signed: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga in a red double-gourd cartouche |
Two more fan prints by Kunisada with the same title (theme), not in my possession:
Kabuki actors Onoe Kikugorō III and Iwai Kumesaburo II.
Year: c. 1832; Publisher: No seal; Signed: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga
From Kunisada Project.
Kabuki actors Bandō Minosuke II and Iwai Shijaku I.
Year: c. 1832; Publisher: No seal; Signed: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga
From Kunisada Project.
| Early autumn [はつ秋や] (hatsu akiya) – Tanabata Festival [七夕] Series: Short love songs, second volume [端唄の意 二編] (Hauta no kokoro nihen) Block carver: Yokokawa Takejirō [横川竹二郎] (Japanese, fl. 1845 – 1863) Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, fl. c. 1845 – 1847) Combined date and kiwame seal: Ansei 5 (II-XII/1858) Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a red toshidama cartouche |
| Five types of haiku in shōfū style [俳諧五流蕉風] (Haikai gōryū shōfū) Publisher: Iseya Sōemon [伊勢屋惣右衛門] Censor’s seal: Watari [渡] (Watanabe Shōemon), VI/1842–V ic/1846 Signed: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga [香蝶楼国貞画] |
| Beauty with a lantern Publisher: Kojimaya Jūbei (c. 1797-1869), seal: Hanmoto, Jū [板元, 十] (Marks 19-043 | 264c) Double nanushi censor seals: Mera & Watanabe – Kaei 4 (1851) Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a red toshidama cartouche |
| Promotional fan for a hairpin shop Inscription: a poem by Hakuen (Ichikawa Danjuro VII) Publisher seal: Maru-To (2) (Marks U204). Date seal plus rectangular kiwame seal: Bunsei 8 (1825) Signed: Kōchōrō [香蝶楼] |
| Kabuki actor Bando Shuka I as Shirai Gonpachi [白井権八] Series: A parody of the five chivalrous commoners: a cup of sake from their fans (Mitate gonin otoko, go-hiiki no omoizashi) Actor: Bandō Shūka I [初代坂東しうか] (Japanese, 1813-1855); other names: Bandō Tamasaburō I, Bandô Mitsugorô V (posthumously). Carver: Yokokawa Takejirō [横川竹二郎] (Japanese, fl. 1845 – 1863); seal: Hori Take [彫竹] Publisher: Unknown Yama-Ta (Marks U421b) Double nanushi censor seals and date seal: Muramatsu and Fuku, Kaei 5, 2nd month (2/1852) Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a red toshidama cartouche |
| Onoe Kikugoro IV as Karukaya Dōshin, Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Ishidomaru and Kawarasaki Gonjuro I as Yamazakiya Yogoro Kabuki play Karukaya Dōshin Tsukushi no Iezuto by Namiki Sōsuke (1695-1751) performed at the Ichimura-za theatre (市村座) in 05/1856 Onoe Kikugorō IV [四代目 尾上菊五郎] (Onoe Baikō IV, Onoe Eizaburō III, Onoe Kikue, Nakamura Tatsuzō, Nakamura Kachō, Japanese, 1808 – 1860); Onoe Kikugorō V [五代目尾上菊五郎] (Onoe Baikō V, Ichimura Kakitsu IV, Ichimura Uzaemon XIII [十三代目市村羽左衛門], Ichimura Kurōemon, Japanese, 1844 – 1903); Ichikawa Danjūrō IX [市川団十郎] (Kawarasaki Sanshō, Kawarasaki Gonnosuke VII, Kawarasaki Gonjūrō I, Kawarasaki Chōjūrō III, Japanese, 1838 – 1903) Date seal and aratame censor seal: May of the Year of Dragon [辰五] (Tatsu-go) (5/1856) Carver: Yokokawa Takejirō [横川竹二郎] (Japanese, fl. 1845 – 1863) Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, fl. c. 1845 – 1847) Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a red toshidama cartouche |
| Ichikawa Ebizō V as Sano Jirōzaemon [佐野次郎左衛門] Actor: Ichikawa Danjūrō VII [市川団十郎] (Ichikawa Ebizō V [市川海老蔵], Ichikawa Hakuen II, Ichikawa Shinnosuke I, Japanese, 1791 – 1859) Play: Yukari no Hana Iro mo Yoshiwara [紫花色吉原], performed at the Kawarazaki Theater (Edo) from the 5th day of the 5th lunar month of Kaei 3 (1850) Block carver: Matsushima Fusajirō [松嶋房次郎] (Japanese, fl. 1843 – 1850); seal [彫工房] – Hori kō Fusa Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, fl. c. 1845 – 1847) Double nanushi censor seal: Kunigasa & Watanabe (1849-50) Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a red toshidama cartouche |
| Iwai Kumesaburō III as Manjiya Yatsuhashi [万字屋 八ツ橋] Actor: Iwai Hanshirō VIII [岩井半四郎] (Iwai Shijaku II, Iwai Kumesaburō III [岩井粂三郎], Iwai Hisajirō II, Japanese, 1829 – 1882) Play: Yukari no Hana Iro mo Yoshiwara [紫花色吉原], performed at the Kawarazaki Theater (Edo) from the 5th day of the 5th lunar month of Kaei 3 (1850) Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, fl. c. 1845 – 1847) Block carver: Matsushima Fusajirō [松嶋房次郎] (Japanese, fl. 1843 – 1850); seal [彫工房] – Hori kō Fusa Double nanushi censor seal: Kunigasa & Watanabe (1849-50) Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a red toshidama cartouche |
| Kabuki actor Iwai Kumesaburō II as An no Heibei [安の平兵衛] Series: Flowers of Edo – the five Karigane blood-brothers [江戸の花 五雁金] (Edo no hana – itsutsu Karigane) Actor: Iwai Hanshirō VI (Iwai Hanshirō VI, Iwai Kumesaburō II, Iwai Hisajirō I, Japanese, 1799 – 1836); poetry names: Baiga [梅我], Shūka. Play: Otokodate Itsutsu Karigane [男作五雁金] Date aratame seal: Bunsei 12 (1829) Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, fl. c. 1845 – 1847) Signed: Gototei Kunisada ga [五渡亭国貞画] |
| Three good fortunes of the present day [当世三福対] (Tosei sambuku tsui) Actor: Nakamura Shikan IV [中村芝翫] (Nakamura Fukusuke I [中村福助], Nakamura Masanosuke I, Nakamura Komasaburō, Nakamura Tamatarō I, Japanese, 1831 – 1899) Play: Tomioka Koi no Yamabiraki [富岡戀山開] Block carver: Yokokawa Takejirō [横川竹二郎] (Japanese, fl. 1845 – 1863), seal: 彫竹 – Hori Take Publisher: Mikawaya Heiroku [三川屋平六] (Japanese, fl. c. 1848 – 1856) Date seal and aratame censor seal: [辰正] Ansei 3, 1st month (1856) Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a red toshidama cartouche |
| Edo Murasaki [江都むらさき] – Fake Murasaki’s Rustic Genji [偐紫田舎源氏] (Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji) Actor: Iwai Hanshirō VIII [岩井半四郎] (Iwai Shijaku II, Iwai Kumesaburō III [岩井粂三郎], Iwai Hisajirō II, Japanese, 1829 – 1882) Date seal and double nanushi censor seals: Fuku & Muramatsu, Kaei 6, 2nd month (2/1853) Publisher: Unknown, seal [久] Kyū (Japanese, fl. c. 1851 – 1861); (Marks 07-023 | U176a, possibly Sagamia Kyūzō) Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a yellow toshidama cartouche |
| Edo Murasaki [江都むらさき] – Fake Murasaki’s Rustic Genji [偐紫田舎源氏] (Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji) Actor: Onoe Kikugorō IV [四代目 尾上菊五郎] (Onoe Baikō IV, Onoe Eizaburō III, Onoe Kikue, Nakamura Tatsuzō, Nakamura Kachō, Japanese, 1808 – 1860) Date seal and double nanushi censor seals: Fuku & Muramatsu, Kaei 6, 2nd month (2/1853) Publisher: Unknown, seal [久] Kyū (Japanese, fl. c. 1851 – 1861); (Marks 07-023 | U176a, possibly Sagamia Kyūzō) Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a yellow toshidama cartouche |
| Edo Murasaki [江都むらさき] – Fake Murasaki’s Rustic Genji [偐紫田舎源氏] (Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji) Actor: Segawa Kikunojō V [瀬川菊之丞] (Segawa Tamon I, Japanese, 1802 – 1832) Date seal and double nanushi censor seals: Fuku & Muramatsu, Kaei 6, 2nd month (2/1853) Publisher: Unknown, seal [久] Kyū (Japanese, fl. c. 1851 – 1861); (Marks 07-023 | U176a, possibly Sagamia Kyūzō) Block carver: Koizumi Minokichi [小泉巳の吉] (Japanese, 1833 – 1906); seal: Hori Mino [彫已の] Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a yellow toshidama cartouche |
| Edo Murasaki [江都むらさき] – Fake Murasaki’s Rustic Genji [偐紫田舎源氏] (Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji) Actor: Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII [市川団十郎] (Ichikawa Ebizō VI, Ichikawa Shinnosuke II, Japanese, 1823 – 1854) Date seal and double nanushi censor seals: Fuku & Muramatsu, Kaei 6, 2nd month (2/1853) Publisher: Unknown, seal [久] Kyū (Japanese, fl. c. 1851 – 1861); (Marks 07-023 | U176a, possibly Sagamia Kyūzō) Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a yellow toshidama cartouche |
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Kabuki actor Bandō Minosuke II Actor: Bandō Minosuke II [坂東蓑助] (Morita Kan’ya XI, Bandô Mitsugorō IV, Japanese, 1802 – 1863) Series: Fashionable Youths [流行若手揃] (Ryuko Wakate Zoroi) Date-kiwame seals: Bunsei 13 / Tenpō 1 (1830). Publisher: Enshūya Matabei [遠州屋又兵衛] (Japanese, fl. c. 1768 – 1881) Signed: Kochoro Kuisada ga [香蝶楼国貞画] in a red double-gourd cartouche |
One more print from the same series (See Waseda 201-2125); not in this collection.
Title: Segawa Kikunojō V [瀬川菊之丞] (Japanese, 1802 – 1832); other names: Segawa Tamon I.
Series: Fashionable Youths [流行若手揃] (Ryuko Wakate Zoroi)
Year: 1830
Publisher: Enshūya Matabei [遠州屋又兵衛] (Japanese, fl. c. 1768 – 1881)
Signed: Kochoro Kuisada ga [香蝶楼国貞画] in a yellow double-gourd cartouche
| A Geisha eating edamame aboard the boat of the Atari-ya teahouse Landscape background by Utagawa Kunihisa II. Series: Three summer women [九夏三婦久] (Kyūka sanfuku) Combined date seal and kiwame censor seal: Ansei 7 / Man’en 1 (1860) Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, fl. C. 1845 – 1847) Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a red toshidama cartouche, and Kunihisa ga |
| Book of an incoming ship [入船帳] (Irifune-chō) Series: Comparison of Eight Books of Proficiency and Eloquence [口も手も美立八帳] (Kuchimo temo mitate hatchō). Date seal and aratame censor seal: Ansei 3 (1856) Pubisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, 1815 – 1869) Block carver: Yokokawa Takejirō [横川竹二郎] (Japanese, fl. 1845 – 1863) Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a red toshidama cartouche |
| Benzaiten Shrine at Honjō Block One [ひとつ目乃弁天] (Hitotsume no Benten) Date seal and kiwame censor seal: Tenpō 11 (1840) Publisher: Iseya Sōemon [伊勢屋惣右衛門] (Japanese, c. 1776 – 1862) Signed: Kunisada ga [国貞画] in a red double-gourd cartouche |
| Actors Bandō Takesaburō I as clerk Seijūrō [手代清十郎] and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Kenkaya Gorōkichi [喧嘩屋五郎吉]
Actors: LEFT Bandō Takesaburō I (初代坂東竹三郎) (Shinshi, Shinsui V, Bandō Hikosaburō V [五代目坂東彦三郎], Bandō Tsurunosuke I, Japanese, 1832 – 1877); RIGHT Ichikawa Kodanji IV [市川小團次] (Ichikawa Yonejūrō I, Ichikawa Yonezō III, Ichikawa Eizō, Japanese, 1812 – 1866) |
| Cool Breeze on Tenpōzan Hill in Naniwa [浪花天保山の涼] (Naniwa Tenpōzan no ryō) Double nanushi censor seals: Mera & Murata, Kōka 4 – Kaei 3 (1847-50) Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, fl. C. 1845 – 1847) Block carver: Yokokawa Takejirō [横川竹二郎] (Japanese, fl. 1845 – 1863); seal Hori Take [彫竹] Actor: most probably Nakamura Utaemon IV [中村歌右衛門] (Japanese, 1796 – 1852) Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a red toshidama cartouche |
| Wisteria in Kameido [亀戸乃藤] (Kameido no fuji) Double nanushi censor’s seals: Hama & Magome (1849-53) Publisher: Iseya Sōemon [伊勢屋惣右衛門] (Japanese, c. 1776 – 1862) Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a red toshidama cartouche |
| Narihira [なり平] Series: A parody of six immortal poets [見立六花撰] (Mitate Rokkasen) Single nanushi censor seal: Muramatsu (1843-6): 1844 Publisher: Surugaya Sakujirō [駿河屋作次郎] (Japanese, fl. c. 1844 – 1865); Marks 06-005 | 501a Signed: Kōchō(rō) Kunisada ga (香蝶国貞画) in a red double-gourd cartouche |
| Princess Sotoori [衣通姫] (Sotoori-hime) Series: Chronicles of Elegant Women [風雅女史傳] (Fūga joshiden) Combined date seal and kiwame censor seal: Ansei 6 (1859) Pubisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, 1815 – 1869) Block carver: Yokokawa Takejirō [横川竹二郎] (Japanese, fl. 1845 – 1863); seal: Hori Take [彫竹] Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a red toshidama cartouche |
| Beauty surrounded by decorative seals in archaic Chinese style Date-kiwame seals: Bunsei 11 (1828) Publisher: Iseya Sōemon [伊勢屋惣右衛門] (Japanese, c. 1776 – 1862) Signed: Kunisada ga [国貞画] within a double toshidama |
| Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizō V as Tanbaya Onizo [丹波屋鬼蔵] Actor: Ichikawa Danjūrō VII 市川団十郎 (Ichikawa Ebizō V [市川海老蔵], Ichikawa Hakuen II, Ichikawa Shinnosuke I, Japanese, 1791 – 1859) Play: Koi Bikyaku Yamato Orai [恋飛脚大和往来], performed at Kawarasaki Theatre [河原崎座] in the 2nd month of 1851 Double nanushi censor seals: Fuku & Muramatsu, from 3rd month of Kaei 2 to 11th month of Kaei 4 (1849-51) Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, fl. 1815 – 1869) Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a red toshidama cartouche |
| Kabuki actor Sawamura Chōjūrō V as Kameya Chubei [亀屋忠兵衛] Actor: Sawamura Gennosuke II [沢村源之助] (Suketakaya Takasuke III, Sawamura Chōjūrō V [沢村長十郎], Sawamura Tosshō I, Sawamura Genpei I, Japanese, 1802/7 – 1853) Play: Koi Bikyaku Yamato Orai [恋飛脚大和往来], performed at Kawarasaki Theatre [河原崎座] in the 2nd month of 1851 Double nanushi censor seals: Fuku & Muramatsu, from 3rd month of Kaei 2 to 11th month of Kaei 4 (1849-51) Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, fl. 1815 – 1869). Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a red toshidama cartouche |
| The Moon Series: Moon, Sun, Stars [月日星] (tsuki-hi-hoshi/boshi) Double nanushi censor seals Mera & Murata (1846-50) Publisher: Kojimaya Jūbei [小嶋屋重兵衛] (Japanese, fl. c. 1797 – 1869) Signed: Ōju Toyokuni ga [応需豊国画] in a toshidama cartouche Actor: Nakamura Utaemon IV [中村歌右衛門] (Nakamura Shikan II, Nakamura Tsurusuke I, Nakamura Tōtarō, Japanese, 1796 – 1852) |
| The Sun Series: Moon, Sun, Stars [月日星] (tsuki-hi-hoshi/boshi) Double nanushi censor seals Mera & Murata (1846-50) Publisher: Kojimaya Jūbei [小嶋屋重兵衛] (Japanese, fl. c. 1797 – 1869) Signed: Ōju Toyokuni ga [応需豊国画] in a toshidama cartouche Actor: Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII [市川団十郎] (Ichikawa Ebizō VI, Ichikawa Shinnosuke II, Japanese, 1823 – 1854) |
| The Stars Series: Moon, Sun, Stars [月日星] (tsuki-hi-hoshi/boshi) Double nanushi censor seals Mera & Murata (1846-50) Publisher: Kojimaya Jūbei [小嶋屋重兵衛] (Japanese, fl. c. 1797 – 1869) Signed: Ōju Toyokuni ga [応需豊国画] in a toshidama cartouche Actor: Iwai Hanshirō VIII [岩井半四郎] (Iwai Shijaku II, Iwai Kumesaburō III [岩井粂三郎], Iwai Hisajirō II, Japanese, 1829 – 1882) |
| Kabuki actor Nakamura Shikan [中村芝翫] as Gotobei [五斗兵衛] Actor: Nakamura Utaemon IV [中村歌右衛門] (Nakamura Shikan II [中村芝翫], Nakamura Tsurusuke I, Nakamura Tōtarō, Japanese, 1796 – 1852) Play: Yoshitsune’s Letter at Koshigoe [義経腰越状] (Yoshitsune Koshigoe-jo). Date-aratame seal: Bunsei 13 / Tenpō 1 (1830) Publisher: Ibaya Kyūbei [伊場屋 久兵衛] (Japanese, 1804 – 1851); seal Marks 08-055|126a Signed: Gototei Kunisada ga [五渡亭国貞画] |
| Pine, bamboo, and plum: Three delights [松竹梅 | 三福追] (Shochikubai | Sanpuku tsui) Actors: Nakamura Shikan IV [中村芝翫] (Nakamura Fukusuke I [中村福助], Nakamura Masanosuke I, Nakamura Komasaburō, Nakamura Tamatarō I, Japanese, 1831 – 1899) and Nakamura Utaemon IV [中村歌右衛門] (Nakamura Shikan II, Nakamura Tsurusuke I, Nakamura Tōtarō, Japanese, 1796 – 1852) (on the painting) Date seal and aratame censor seal: Ansei 2, 1st month (1855) Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, c. 1815 – 1869) Block carver: Yokokawa Takejirō [横川竹二郎] (Japanese, fl. 1845 – 1863); seal: Hori Take [彫竹] Signed: Ichiyōsai Toyokuni hitsu [一陽斎豊国筆] |
| Pine, bamboo, and plum: Three delights [松竹梅 | 三福追] (Shochikubai | Sanpuku tsui) Onoe Kikugorō V [五代目尾上菊五郎] (Onoe Baikō V, Ichimura Kakitsu IV, Ichimura Uzaemon XIII, Ichimura Kurōemon, Japanese, 1844 – 1903) and Ichimura Takenojō V [市村竹之丞] (Ichimura Uzaemon XII, Ichimura Kamenosuke, Ichimura Toyomatsu, Japanese, 1812 – 1851) (on the painting) Date seal and aratame censor seal: Ansei 2, 1st month (1855) Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, c. 1815 – 1869) Block carver: Yokokawa Takejirō [横川竹二郎] (Japanese, fl. 1845 – 1863); seal: Hori Take [彫竹] Signed: Ichiyōsai Toyokuni hitsu [一陽斎豊国筆] |
| A Parody of Sugawara Stripes [菅原島 美立] (Sugawara-jima mitate) Double nanushi censor seals: Hama & Magome, Kaei 2-5 (1849 – 1852) Character: Sugawara no Michizane [菅原 道真/菅原 道眞] (Japanese, 845 – 903) Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, c. 1815 – 1869) Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a red toshidama cartouche. |
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