Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769 - 1825) AND Utagawa Toyokuni... Lot 1290

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769 - 1825) AND Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige ) (ca. 1802 - 1835) Japan, Edo period 35,5 - 37,5 x 24 - 23,5 - 25 cm Four Ôban tate-e, colour woodblock prints. 1 - 2) Utagawa Toyokuni: Kabuki scene, warrior at sunrise. Signature: Toyokuni ga. Publisher: Matsumuraya Yahei. Censor's seal: kiwame. Date: ca. 1820. 2) Depiction of the actor Iwa Hanshiri VI (1766 - 1847) in three different female roles under cherry blossom branches. Signature: Toyokuni fude. Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo). Censor's seal: kiwame. 3 - 4 ) Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige): Series: ''Edo jikkei, bijin awase'' (Ten views of Edo: Competition of beauties). Title: ''Atago: Tsukasa of the Ôgiya, kamuro Ageha and Kochô''. Signature: Toyokuni ga. Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyûdô). Censor's seal: kiwame. 4) Inscribed: Man on a raft. Minor wear due to age, partly traces of foxing, some partially with worm holes, some trimmed, mounted in passepartout