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SHARAKU

• TOSHUSAI SHARAKU (JAPANESE, ),
  TOSHUSAI SHARAKU (JAPANESE, ), TWO WOODBLOCK PRINTS 20th century printing of original designs by Sharaku ca. 1794-95, includes portraits of Kabuki actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II and Sawamura Sojuro III as Ogishi Kurando, both framed in identical manner with red mats and gilt faux bamboo frames, under glass.
• COLLECTION OF TEN WOODBLOCK
  COLLECTION OF TEN WOODBLOCK PRINTS BY VARIOUS ARTISTS MEIJI PERIOD AND LATER ????? ?????????? ???????????????????????????????? ???????? ??????? ????????? ???????? ?????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ???? ???????comprising ten oban tate-e prints; including a triptych of 'Picture of Teaching Sewing' (Saiho kyoju no zu), dated Meiji 21st year, 1888; one (left) from the triptych 'The Great Victory of Our Army at the Battle of Pyongyang' (Heijô no gekisen waga gun dai shôri no zu) by Ginko Adachi, both by Ginko Adachi (active 1874-1897); one depicting an actor as Ôboshi Yuranosuke, by Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825); one 'The Tale of Shiraishi' (Shiraishi banashi), from the series Illustrations of Loyalty and Vengeance (Chûkô adauchi zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige; one (right) from a triptych depicting Actors Bandô Hikosaburô IV as Akane Tabiya Chôkurô by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861); one 'Actor Iwai Hanshirô IV as the Wet Nurse Shigenoi', one 'Actor Morita Kan'ya VIII as the Palanquin-bearer Uguisu no Jirôsaku ', both attributed to Tôshûsai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794–1795); and one depicting kabuki scene(10)the largest: 38cm x 24.8cmProvenance: Private Scottish collection, Midlothian
• TWO UKIYO-E COLOR WOODBLOCKS,
  TWO UKIYO-E COLOR WOODBLOCKS, UTAMARO & SHARAKUKitagawa Utamaro (after) (Japanese, 1753-1806) Akashi and Matsuga of the Tamaya House , image ca. 1801 From "Famous Flowers of Beauty from the Pleasure Quarters" Color woodblock on paper 14" x 9 1/2" (oban) Publisher's seal bearing a strong similarity to that of Tsutaya Juzaburo. The glazed frame measures 19 1/2" x 15". Toshusai Sharaku (after) (Japanese, fl. 1794-1795) The Actor Bando Mitsugoro as Ishii Genzo , image 1794 Color woodblock on paper 14" x 9 1/2" (oban) No publisher's seal present. The glazed frame measures 19 1/2" x 15". Condition The Utamaro print has a flattened vertical fold to the right of the sheet, and shows a bit of toning and mat burn. The Sharaku print has unusual coloration, including a splotchy pattern of staining to the figure's face.
• SHARAKU Sharaku, Complete
  SHARAKU Sharaku, Complete Collection Vol 1 reproduction produced by the Adachi institute of woodblock prints.
• THE SURVIVING WORKS OF SHARAKU
  THE SURVIVING WORKS OF SHARAKU LOUIS VERNON LEDOUX"The Surviving Works of Sharaku" by Harold G Henderson and Louis V Ledoux. Published by E. Weyhe New York on behalf of the Society of Japanese Studies. 1939. First Edition. 12 1/4 L x 9 1/4" W. Accompanied by various correspondence with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, The New York Public Library, The Frick Collection, The Grolier Club, The Carnegie Corporation and Louis V Ledoux regarding the publication of the volume. Also included are press clippings from American and Japanese Publications.
• After Katsushika Hokusai Mitsui
  After Katsushika Hokusai Mitsui Shop on Suruga Street in Edo colored woodblock print, reprint, framed published by Kato Hanga Kenkyujo together with a book Otto Benesch, Die Spätmeister Des Japanischen Holzschnitts, Sharaku, Hokusai, Hiroshige. Image: 10 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.,
• TWO JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
  TWO JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS Ink and colors on paper, woodblock print, includes an early 20th century printing of The Wrestler and Toehi by Toshusai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794-1795), and Visiting Komachi (Kayoi Komachi), from the series "Portraits of the Seven Komachi in Fashionable Disguise" by Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769-1825), both framed identically with double mats, not examined outside of the frame.
• [JAPANESE PRINTS &
  [JAPANESE PRINTS & DRAWINGS--COLLECTIONS] A group of multi-volumed works about Japanese Prints & Drawings in Private or Museum Collections, comprising: — GUNSAULUS, Helen C. and GENTLES, Margaret O. The Clarence Buckingham Collection of Japanese Prints. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1955-1965. Together 2 volumes, chiefly black and white illustrations with some colored plates. — HILLIER, J. Catalogue of the Japanese Paintings and Prints in the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Gale. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul LTD., 1970. 2 parts, illustrated. — HILLIER, J. The Harari Collection of Japanese Paintings and Drawings. Volume 2 (Hokusai) and 3 (the Kano School, Nanga). Boston: Boston Book and Art, 1970. Cloth, gilt-lettered, all edge gilt. Illustrated, color and monochrome plates. — NARAZAKI, Muneshige. Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections. Tokyo: Kodansha, 1990. Volume 1, 4, and 7. Cloth with low-relief pattern, gilt-lettered. Illustrated, color and monochrome plates. — LEDOUX, Louis V. Japanese Prints of the Primitive Period in the Collection of Louis V. Ledoux. New York: E. Weyhe, 1942. Vol. 1, 1000 limited copies with 20 plates in full color and 30 in half-tone. — LEDOUX, Louis V. Japanese Prints by Harunobu & Shunsho in the Collection of Louis V. Ledoux. New York: E. Weyhe, 1945. Vol. 2, 400 limited copies with 8 plates in full color and 44 in half-tone. — LEDOUX, Louis V. Japanese Prints: Buncho to Utamaro in the Collection of Louis V. Ledoux. New York: E. Weyhe, 1948. Vol. 3, 400 limited copies with 20 plates in full color and 39 in half-tone. — LEDOUX, Louis V. Japanese Prints: Sharaku to Toyokuni in the Collection of Louis V. Ledoux. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1950. Vol. 4, 1000 limited copies with 16 plates in full color and 45 in half-tone. — LEDOUX, Louis V. Japanese Prints: Hokusai and Hiroshige in the Collection of Louis V. Ledoux. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1951. Vol. 5, 1000 limited copies with 8 plates in full color and 44 in half-tone. Together 14 volumes.
• AFTER TOSHUSAI SHARAKU (JAPANESE,
  AFTER TOSHUSAI SHARAKU (JAPANESE, ACTIVE 1794-95), A GROUP OF ELEVEN WOODBLOCK PRINTS BY ADACHI 20th century, ink, colors, and mica silver on paper, woodblock prints, includes twelve woodblock print reproductions of famous original images Sharaku produced during the Edo period, with "adachi" written in katakana to the reverse of each print, two prints are presented loose, the others are loose except for being secured at top two corners to a paper folder.
• 4 JAPANESE KABUKI ACTOR PRINTS
  4 JAPANESE KABUKI ACTOR PRINTS AFTER SHARAKUAfter Toshusai Sharaku (Japan, 18th century). Set of 4 prints portraits of kabuki actors. The Actors Segawa Tomisaburo II and Nakamura Manyo, Matsumoto Yonesaburo as Kewaizaka no Shosho in the Play Katakiuchi Noriyaibanashi, Actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Takemura Sadanoshin, The Onnagata Actor Iwai Hanshiro. Each approximately 9" x 13 1/2" (with frames 19" x 13 3/4"). Segawa Tomisaburo II and Nakamura Manyo print discoloration lower right and lower center, crease in hand lower center; spots in hair on Iwai Hanshiro.
• TOSHUSAI SHARAKU (JAPAN, ACTIVE
  TOSHUSAI SHARAKU (JAPAN, ACTIVE 1794-95) Portrait of a Samurai in Summer Robe, with gauffrage, in burled walnut frame, gilt inner lip, linen mat, UV glass, OS: 16" x 11 3/4", SS: 12 1/4" x 5 3/4", good condition.
• GROUP OF EIGHT REPRODUCTIONS OF
  GROUP OF EIGHT REPRODUCTIONS OF POPULAR JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTSGROUP OF EIGHT REPRODUCTIONS OF POPULAR JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS, four framed and four unframed; including reproductions of Utamaro, Sharaku, and Hokusai (8) Provenance: Estate Collection of Frances and Philip H. Bradley
• AFTER TOSHUSAI SHARAKU, ACTORS,
  AFTER TOSHUSAI SHARAKU, ACTORS, THREE WOODBLOCK PRINTS WITH SILVER MICA BACKGROUNDS, FRAME: 22 1/2 X 17 IN. (57.15 X 43.18 CM.)After Toshusai Sharaku, Actors, Three Woodblock Prints with Silver Mica Backgrounds,, Dimensions: Frame: 22 1/2 x 17 in. (57.15 x 43.18 cm.)
• SHARAKU, CHARACTER, WOODBLOCK,
  SHARAKU, CHARACTER, WOODBLOCK, FRAMED: 21 X 15-1/4 INSharaku, Character, Woodblock, Framed: 21 x 15-1/4 in
• CHOKOSAI EISHO AND TOSHUSAI
  CHOKOSAI EISHO AND TOSHUSAI SHARAKU, PAIR OF JAPANESE AIBAN WOODBLOCK PRINTS OF ACTORS, FRAME: 18 X 14 INChokosai Eisho and Toshusai Sharaku, Pair of Japanese Aiban Woodblock Prints of Actors, Frame: 18 x 14 in,
• ASIAN: SIX LOOSE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK
  ASIAN: SIX LOOSE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT RESTRIKES, 20TH C., INCLUDING UTAMARO, SHARAKU, ETC., INCLUDING: TWO FIGURES SEATED POINTI...ASIAN: Six loose Japanese woodblock print restrikes, 20th C., including Utamaro, Sharaku, etc., including: two figures seated pointing to screen with image of masked man; portrait of man holding sword; two male figures, man on left holds a box; geisha figure smoking pipe; male figure standing and looking down toward geisha figure; and geisha figure holding a rolled paper in hand, largest sheet: 16" h. x 10 1/4" w., all pieces with wear consistent with age including light wear to edges, toning, and foxing.
• AFTER TOSHUSAI SHARAKU: TWO
  AFTER TOSHUSAI SHARAKU: TWO PRINTSeach a reproduction of a woodblock print; matted, framed and glazed Dimensions: Sight: 14 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (37.47 x 24.13 cm.), Frame: 20 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. (52.07 x 37.47 cm.) Provenance: Property from a Burlingame, California Estate Condition:
• TOSHUSAI SHARAKU (JAPAN, ACTIVE
  TOSHUSAI SHARAKU (JAPAN, ACTIVE 1794-1795), KABUKI PRINT: "SEGAWA TOMISABURO II AS YADORIGI IN THE PLAY 'HANA AYAME BUNROKU SOGA'"., WOODBLOCK PRINT WITH MICA, 15" X 10". UNFRAMED.TOSHUSAI SHARAKU, Japan, Active 1794-1795, Kabuki print: "Segawa Tomisaburo II as Yadorigi in the Play 'Hana Ayame Bunroku Soga'". Dimensions: Woodblock print with mica, 15" x 10". Unframed.
• ASIAN: FOUR KABUKI WOODBLOCK
  ASIAN: FOUR KABUKI WOODBLOCK PRINTS, TWO FRAMED, TWO IN PLASTIC SLEEVE, INCLUDING AFTER CHOKOSAI EISHO "WOMAN WITH A VEIL", FRAMED AND MATTED BEHIND GLASS; THREE AFTER TOSHUSAI SHARAKU, "THE ACTOR SEGAWA TOMISABURO AS...ASIAN: Four Kabuki woodblock prints, two framed, two in plastic sleeve, including after Chokosai Eisho "Woman with a Veil", framed and matted behind glass; three after Toshusai Sharaku, "The actor Segawa Tomisaburo as Yadorigi, wife of Ogishi Kurando" framed and matted behind glass, along with "Actors Nakajima Wadaemon as Bôdara Chôzaemon, and Nakamura Konozô as Gon of the Kanagawa-ya from the Play "Katakiuchi Noriai-Banashi", discoloration along top border, perhaps old glue; and Ichikawa Omezo I in the Role of Yakko Ippei from the Play "Koinyobo somewake tazuna" wear consistent with age, sold as is.
• LOT OF 3 JAPANESE UKIYO-E WOODBLOCK
  LOT OF 3 JAPANESE UKIYO-E WOODBLOCK PRINTS, TOinclude: Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) part of a series "New Light Snow Story" about Masamune, depicting Ichikawa Danzo playing Masamune, sight size 10" x 15", overall 15" x 21". Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) depicting the oiran Onoyama, sight size 14 1/2" x 9 1/2", overall 22" x 17". Toshusai Sharaku (late 18th century) depicting the kabuki actor Oniji Otani playing Goro Kawashina after a murder, sight size 14 1/2" x 9 1/2", overall 22" x 17". Overall excellent condition.
• Vintage Toshusai Sharaku Japanese
  Vintage Toshusai Sharaku Japanese Woodblock Framed 18.5''x14''
• Japanese woodblock print by
  Japanese woodblock print by Toshusai Sharaku depicting the kabuki actors Nakajima Wadaemon and Nakamura Konozo; framed and signature with chop top left; slight foxing; in frame H 22" x W 16", H 14 1/2" x W 10"
• Woodblock print on mica paper by
  Woodblock print on mica paper by Toshusai Sharaku depicting Matsumoto Koshiro IV as the fish peddler Gorobei; likely circa 1880-1890; framed with signature in left margin; by in frame H 19" x W 14", H 14" x W 9"
• TOSHUSAI SHARAKU TWO JAPANESE COLOR
  TOSHUSAI SHARAKU TWO JAPANESE COLOR WOODCUTS (Japanese died in 1795; designed some 143 known prints almost all actors in then current kabuki performances published by Tsutaya Jusaburo the most influential publisher of his day. These two 18th century actor prints typical of the artist: man and woman in actor roles each oban size 9.50'' by 14''. In wood frames.
• Three Japanese color woodcuts after
  Three Japanese color woodcuts after Sharaku and others all framed Estimate $ 100-150 None examined outside frame. The earliest depicting a woman playing a musical instrument is rubbed and toned.
• Three Japanese color woodcuts:
  Three Japanese color woodcuts: two after Utamaro one after Sharaku each about 14 1/2 X 9 3/4 in. Estimate $ 100-200 Back   Inquiry   Email Lot   © Alex Cooper. Images descriptions and condition reports used on this site are originalcopyright material and are not to be reproduced without permission. Forfurther information telephone 410-828-4838 Schedule •  Catalogues •  Archives •  Login •  RegisterAbout Us | Consignors | Buyers | Catalogs | Contact Us | FAQ | Join Our Mailing ListHome | Oriental Rugs | Real Estate Auctions | Alex Cooper's Artfact Page | Alex Cooper Live! Blog908 York Road Towson Maryland 21204Baltimore: (410) 828-4838 | Fax: (410) 828-0875 | Toll-Free: (800) 272-3145antiques@alexcooper.comSite by Fastspot
• (JAPANESE PRINTS) Seven items
  (JAPANESE PRINTS) Seven items including two mica-ground prints after Sharaku; a portrait of a lady, after Shuen; and a portrait of a samurai, after Kunichika
• Collection of Six Japanese
  Collection of Six Japanese Colored Ukigo-e Woodblock Prints, by such Japanese masters as Utamaro Kitagawa, Shunsho Katsukawa, Yeisho Chokosai and Toshusai Sharaku, the collection comprised of a pair of actors, a beautiful woman, beauty shape, evening hill, looks on the stage, and women divers at Eno-shima, all presented on pale gray linen backplates within faux-bamboo frames and glazed, h. 12-3/4", w. 8-1/4".