Utagawa Toyokuni III (Utagawa Kunisada)
Japanese, 1786–1864
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UTAGAWA KUNISADA I (TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1864), 1852
the first, an ōban tate-e diptych depicting actors onoe kikugorō iv as kumasaka ochō and bandō hikosaburō v as the female groom ushiwaka oyoshi from the play tsuru wa chitose suehiro soga
26 x 38.1 cm
Mar 22, 2023 • Bonhams
UTAGAWA KUNISADA I (TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1864), 1852
the first, an ōban tate-e diptych depicting actors onoe kikugorō iv as kumasaka ochō and bandō hikosaburō v as the female groom ushiwaka oyoshi from the play tsuru wa chitose suehiro soga
26 x 38.1 cm
Mar 22, 2023
Bonhams • New York
Fine Japanese and Korean Works of Art
Lot 1003
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769-1825), UTAGAWA KUNISADA I (TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1864), AND OTHER UTAGAWA SCHOOL ARTISTS, 19th century
the first, a surimono depicting an actor holding a halberd with calligraphy of a poem
36.5 x 24.1 cm
Mar 22, 2023 • Bonhams
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769-1825), UTAGAWA KUNISADA I (TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1864), AND OTHER UTAGAWA SCHOOL ARTISTS, 19th century
the first, a surimono depicting an actor holding a halberd with calligraphy of a poem
36.5 x 24.1 cm
Mar 22, 2023
Bonhams • New York
Fine Japanese and Korean Works of Art
Lot 998
A GROUP OF EIGHT SUMO WRESTLING AND WRESTLER PRINTS, 19th century
the first, an ōban tate-e print by katsukawa shun'ei (1762-1819) depicting two named men wrestling
37.5 x 26 cm
Mar 22, 2023 • Bonhams
A GROUP OF EIGHT SUMO WRESTLING AND WRESTLER PRINTS, 19th century
the first, an ōban tate-e print by katsukawa shun'ei (1762-1819) depicting two named men wrestling
37.5 x 26 cm
Mar 22, 2023
Bonhams • New York
Fine Japanese and Korean Works of Art
Lot 1013
UTAGAWA KUNISADA I (TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1864)
all ōban tate-e prints, the first from the series tsuki no kage shinobiau yoru (secret meetings by moonlight) depicting a beauty grasping a lantern on a pleasure boat
25.4 x 37.8 cm
Mar 22, 2023 • Bonhams
UTAGAWA KUNISADA I (TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1864)
all ōban tate-e prints, the first from the series tsuki no kage shinobiau yoru (secret meetings by moonlight) depicting a beauty grasping a lantern on a pleasure boat
25.4 x 37.8 cm
Mar 22, 2023
Bonhams • New York
Fine Japanese and Korean Works of Art
Lot 1002
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI III (1786-1865), TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (1835-1900), MIGITA TOSHIHIDE (1863-1925), AND OTHERS, mid 19th-early 20th century
approximately, 70 prints of mainly yakusha-e of various sizes and formats by various artists, including: 20 prints by tokyokuni iii, including 12 from the series kokon yakusha nigao daizen (anthology of actor portraits past and present); 17 prints by kunichika, including 15 from the series baiko hyakushu (100 roles of baiko); 19 by toshihide from the series sansho awase sugata (forms of sansho compared); variously published and variously signed; each in a plastic sleeve except for the one framed and glazed. the smallest: 16.6cm x 21.7cm (6 9/16in x 8 9/16in); the largest: 37.5cm x 26.1cm (14 ¾in x 10 5/16in). (a lot).
16.6cm x 21.7cm (6 9/16in x 8 9/16in)
37.5cm x 26.1cm (14 ¾in x 10 5/16in)
Nov 3, 2022 • Bonhams
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI III (1786-1865), TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (1835-1900), MIGITA TOSHIHIDE (1863-1925), AND OTHERS, mid 19th-early 20th century
approximately, 70 prints of mainly yakusha-e of various sizes and formats by various artists, including: 20 prints by tokyokuni iii, including 12 from the series kokon yakusha nigao daizen (anthology of actor portraits past and present); 17 prints by kunichika, including 15 from the series baiko hyakushu (100 roles of baiko); 19 by toshihide from the series sansho awase sugata (forms of sansho compared); variously published and variously signed; each in a plastic sleeve except for the one framed and glazed. the smallest: 16.6cm x 21.7cm (6 9/16in x 8 9/16in); the largest: 37.5cm x 26.1cm (14 ¾in x 10 5/16in). (a lot).
16.6cm x 21.7cm (6 9/16in x 8 9/16in)
37.5cm x 26.1cm (14 ¾in x 10 5/16in)
Nov 3, 2022
Bonhams • London, New Bond Street
Patient Detail, Perfect Design: Japanese Art across the Centuries
Lot 371
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI III (1786-1865), YOSHU CHIKANOBU (1838-1912), TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (1835-1900), AND OTHERS, late 19th-early 20th century
approximately 75 biinga prints of mainly oban size by various artists, many incomplete sheets from triptychs, including: 18 by kunichika, including 13 from the series genji gojuyonjo (54 modern feelings [matched with the 54 chapters of genji]); seven by toyokuni iii, including four from the series meigi sanjurokkasen (selection of 36 famous geisha); 21 mostly incomplete sheets from triptychs, by chikanobu; variously published and variously signed, majority in plastic sleeve and one mounted on cardboard. the smallest: 32.2cm x 21.5cm (12 5/8in x 8½in); the largest: 37.7cm x 25.5cm (14 13/16in x 10in) (a lot).
32.2cm x 21.5cm (12 5/8in x 8½in)
37.7cm x 25.5cm (14 13/16in x 10in)
Nov 3, 2022 • Bonhams
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI III (1786-1865), YOSHU CHIKANOBU (1838-1912), TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (1835-1900), AND OTHERS, late 19th-early 20th century
approximately 75 biinga prints of mainly oban size by various artists, many incomplete sheets from triptychs, including: 18 by kunichika, including 13 from the series genji gojuyonjo (54 modern feelings [matched with the 54 chapters of genji]); seven by toyokuni iii, including four from the series meigi sanjurokkasen (selection of 36 famous geisha); 21 mostly incomplete sheets from triptychs, by chikanobu; variously published and variously signed, majority in plastic sleeve and one mounted on cardboard. the smallest: 32.2cm x 21.5cm (12 5/8in x 8½in); the largest: 37.7cm x 25.5cm (14 13/16in x 10in) (a lot).
32.2cm x 21.5cm (12 5/8in x 8½in)
37.7cm x 25.5cm (14 13/16in x 10in)
Nov 3, 2022
Bonhams • London, New Bond Street
Patient Detail, Perfect Design: Japanese Art across the Centuries
Lot 380
UTAGAWA TOYOUNI III (1786-1865), YOSHU CHIKANOBU (1838-1912), TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (1835-1900), KOBAYASHI KIYOCHIKA (1847-1945), AND OTHERS, mid 19th-early 20th century
18 oban tate-e diptychs, some two sheets from triptychs, of various subjects, comprising: eight diptychs from the series nihon meijo banashi (stories of famous women of japan) by chikanobu; five from the series kokon seiga ukiyo-e ruiko (true pictures modern and ancient of the ukiyo-e ruiko) by kunichika, kiyochika and hiroshige iii; three yakusha-e (two sheets from triptychs) by toyokuni iii; one yakusha-e (two sheets from a triptych) by chikashige; one depicting the seven lucky gods by fusatane; variously published and various signed; each in a plastic sleeve. the smallest: 34.9cm x 47.3cm (13¾in x 18 5/8in); the largest: 37.5cm x 51cm (14¾in x 20 1/16in). (18).
34.9cm x 47.3cm (13¾in x 18 5/8in)
37.5cm x 51cm (14¾in x 20 1/16in)
Nov 3, 2022 • Bonhams
UTAGAWA TOYOUNI III (1786-1865), YOSHU CHIKANOBU (1838-1912), TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (1835-1900), KOBAYASHI KIYOCHIKA (1847-1945), AND OTHERS, mid 19th-early 20th century
18 oban tate-e diptychs, some two sheets from triptychs, of various subjects, comprising: eight diptychs from the series nihon meijo banashi (stories of famous women of japan) by chikanobu; five from the series kokon seiga ukiyo-e ruiko (true pictures modern and ancient of the ukiyo-e ruiko) by kunichika, kiyochika and hiroshige iii; three yakusha-e (two sheets from triptychs) by toyokuni iii; one yakusha-e (two sheets from a triptych) by chikashige; one depicting the seven lucky gods by fusatane; variously published and various signed; each in a plastic sleeve. the smallest: 34.9cm x 47.3cm (13¾in x 18 5/8in); the largest: 37.5cm x 51cm (14¾in x 20 1/16in). (18).
34.9cm x 47.3cm (13¾in x 18 5/8in)
37.5cm x 51cm (14¾in x 20 1/16in)
Nov 3, 2022
Bonhams • London, New Bond Street
Patient Detail, Perfect Design: Japanese Art across the Centuries
Lot 372
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI III (1786-1865), UTAGAWA YOSHITSUYA (1822-1866), UTAGAWA KUNISADA II (1823-1880), ATTRIBUTED TO UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861), AND OTHERS, mid 19th century
27 oban prints, eight oban diptych prints and one chuban print by various artists, the majority yakusha-e and incomplete sheets from a triptych, comprising: 21 oban tate-e and 2 oban yoko-e and six oban tate-e diptych (incomplete sheets) prints by toyokuni iii; two oban and one chuban yakusha-e print by yoshitsuya; one shini-e diptych of ichikawa danjuro attributed to kuniyoshi; one oban diptych of genji-e by kunisada ii; two oban yakusha-e prints by utagawa school; variously published and variously signed; each mounted on a paper or in a plastic sleeve. the smallest: 25.5cm x 18.5cm (10in x 7¼in); the largest: 36.5cm x 49.5cm (14 3/8in x 19½in). (36).
25.5cm x 18.5cm (10in x 7¼in)
36.5cm x 49.5cm (14 3/8in x 19½in)
Nov 3, 2022 • Bonhams
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI III (1786-1865), UTAGAWA YOSHITSUYA (1822-1866), UTAGAWA KUNISADA II (1823-1880), ATTRIBUTED TO UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861), AND OTHERS, mid 19th century
27 oban prints, eight oban diptych prints and one chuban print by various artists, the majority yakusha-e and incomplete sheets from a triptych, comprising: 21 oban tate-e and 2 oban yoko-e and six oban tate-e diptych (incomplete sheets) prints by toyokuni iii; two oban and one chuban yakusha-e print by yoshitsuya; one shini-e diptych of ichikawa danjuro attributed to kuniyoshi; one oban diptych of genji-e by kunisada ii; two oban yakusha-e prints by utagawa school; variously published and variously signed; each mounted on a paper or in a plastic sleeve. the smallest: 25.5cm x 18.5cm (10in x 7¼in); the largest: 36.5cm x 49.5cm (14 3/8in x 19½in). (36).
25.5cm x 18.5cm (10in x 7¼in)
36.5cm x 49.5cm (14 3/8in x 19½in)
Nov 3, 2022
Bonhams • London, New Bond Street
Patient Detail, Perfect Design: Japanese Art across the Centuries
Lot 370
Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865), circa 1843-1847
36.5 x 25 cm
Nov 4, 2021 • Bonhams
Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865), circa 1843-1847
36.5 x 25 cm
Nov 4, 2021
Bonhams • London, New Bond Street
Tradition Travel Transition: Japanese Art across the Centuries
Lot 322
Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865) and Utagawa Yoshikazu (Active 1850-1870)
three oban triptych prints: two triptychs of kabuki plays by toyokuni iii, the first depicting the play arigataya oedo no kagekiyo, published by yamaguchiya tobei, with two nanushi censor's seals mera and murata
35.5cm x 24cm (14in x 9½in)
35cm x 24cm (13¾in x 9½in)
35.8cm x 24cm (14 1/8in x 9 7/16in)
Nov 4, 2021 • Bonhams
Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865) and Utagawa Yoshikazu (Active 1850-1870)
three oban triptych prints: two triptychs of kabuki plays by toyokuni iii, the first depicting the play arigataya oedo no kagekiyo, published by yamaguchiya tobei, with two nanushi censor's seals mera and murata
35.5cm x 24cm (14in x 9½in)
35cm x 24cm (13¾in x 9½in)
35.8cm x 24cm (14 1/8in x 9 7/16in)
Nov 4, 2021
Bonhams • London, New Bond Street
Tradition Travel Transition: Japanese Art across the Centuries
Lot 314
Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865) and others
36cm x 24.6cm (14 3/16in x 9 11/16in)
Nov 4, 2021 • Bonhams
Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865) and others
36cm x 24.6cm (14 3/16in x 9 11/16in)
Nov 4, 2021
Bonhams • London, New Bond Street
Tradition Travel Transition: Japanese Art across the Centuries
Lot 317
Pairings for the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsui), 1845
fifty-five woodblock prints
36.5 x 23.5 cm
May 21, 2021 • Sotheby's
Pairings for the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsui), 1845
fifty-five woodblock prints
36.5 x 23.5 cm
May 21, 2021
Sotheby's
Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection
Lot 17
Calligraphy (Sho): Courtesans of the Gissha-ro in Ise Furuichi, possibly from an untitled series of the Four Accomplishments (Kinkishoga); The courtesan Kaoi of the Tamaya house, from the series Adornment of Most Popular Pines, The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac (Zensai matsu no yosoi), 1810
two woodblock prints
39.5 x 26 cm
May 21, 2021 • Sotheby's
Calligraphy (Sho): Courtesans of the Gissha-ro in Ise Furuichi, possibly from an untitled series of the Four Accomplishments (Kinkishoga); The courtesan Kaoi of the Tamaya house, from the series Adornment of Most Popular Pines, The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac (Zensai matsu no yosoi), 1810
two woodblock prints
39.5 x 26 cm
May 21, 2021
Sotheby's
Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection
Lot 73
Asane wa sonja (Morning Sleep is Unprofitable); Suma; Two Untitled; Six actor; Two actors; Takechi Jube Mitsuhide; Taira no Tomomori; Untitled, 1843
print
36.3 x 25.2 cm
Sep 11, 2019 • Bonhams
Asane wa sonja (Morning Sleep is Unprofitable); Suma; Two Untitled; Six actor; Two actors; Takechi Jube Mitsuhide; Taira no Tomomori; Untitled, 1843
print
36.3 x 25.2 cm
Sep 11, 2019
Bonhams
Fine Japanese and Korean Art
Lot 784
Untitled, 1847
prints
36 x 25 cm
May 14, 2019 • Sotheby's
Untitled, 1847
prints
36 x 25 cm
May 14, 2019
Sotheby's • London
Fine Japanese Art
Lot 48
The first depicting a woman reading a printed calendar from the series Shima zoroi onna Benkei (Women in Benkei-checked Fabrics); The second a memorial portrait of kabuki actor Iwai Hanshiro VII; The third depicting a standing kabuki actor; the last depicting two kabuki actors Otani Tomoemon and Nakamura Shikan
woodblock prints
33.5 x 23 cm
Mar 6, 2019 • Bonhams
The first depicting a woman reading a printed calendar from the series Shima zoroi onna Benkei (Women in Benkei-checked Fabrics); The second a memorial portrait of kabuki actor Iwai Hanshiro VII; The third depicting a standing kabuki actor; the last depicting two kabuki actors Otani Tomoemon and Nakamura Shikan
woodblock prints
33.5 x 23 cm
Mar 6, 2019
Bonhams • Knightsbridge
The Private Collection & Gallery of Alain Morvan Antiquitäten
Lot 367
Actor Onoe Ezaburo; Toto Yanagishima zu (View of Yanagishima in the Eastern Capital); Edo meisho Sumidagawa (Famous Views of Edo, Sumida River); Three actors; Dotonbori no shunkei (Spring View of Dotonbori), 1815
print
37.5 x 26.5 cm
Sep 12, 2018 • Bonhams
Actor Onoe Ezaburo; Toto Yanagishima zu (View of Yanagishima in the Eastern Capital); Edo meisho Sumidagawa (Famous Views of Edo, Sumida River); Three actors; Dotonbori no shunkei (Spring View of Dotonbori), 1815
print
37.5 x 26.5 cm
Sep 12, 2018
Bonhams • New York
Fine Japanese and Korean Art
Lot 1033
Woman Playing with a Cat; Maisaka no zu (View of Maisaka), Mariko no zu (View of Mariko), and Yui no zu (View of Yui); Imayo Genji emaki Murasakinokata moke no tei e utsuritamau (Genji in the Modern Style: Murasakinokata Moves in Moke House), 1820
print
35.3 x 24.7 cm
Sep 12, 2018 • Bonhams
Woman Playing with a Cat; Maisaka no zu (View of Maisaka), Mariko no zu (View of Mariko), and Yui no zu (View of Yui); Imayo Genji emaki Murasakinokata moke no tei e utsuritamau (Genji in the Modern Style: Murasakinokata Moves in Moke House), 1820
print
35.3 x 24.7 cm
Sep 12, 2018
Bonhams • New York
Fine Japanese and Korean Art
Lot 1028
Hachidanme (Act VIII); New Year's celebratio; Jugatsu (Tenth Month); Kai, Yaegaki hime (Kai: Yaegaki hime); Hiratsuka zu (View of Hiratsuka); Utsusemi; Shiki keshiki no uchi, haru, chokyoku meishu hanamiro (Four Seasons: Spring, Songs by Masters); Goju Azumaya (No.50, Azumaya); Gojuichi, Ukifune (No. 51, Ukifune), 1790
print
39 x 26 cm
Mar 21, 2018 • Bonhams
Hachidanme (Act VIII); New Year's celebratio; Jugatsu (Tenth Month); Kai, Yaegaki hime (Kai: Yaegaki hime); Hiratsuka zu (View of Hiratsuka); Utsusemi; Shiki keshiki no uchi, haru, chokyoku meishu hanamiro (Four Seasons: Spring, Songs by Masters); Goju Azumaya (No.50, Azumaya); Gojuichi, Ukifune (No. 51, Ukifune), 1790
print
39 x 26 cm
Mar 21, 2018
Bonhams • New York
Fine Japanese and Korean Art
Lot 2029
The first: A kokonotsugiriban egoyomi of a boy and puppies playing near a kadomatsu (notation of the long months incorporated into the body of the white puppy); The Second: A yatsugiriban entitled Mensetsu (Surreptitious), of a mask carver seated near a woman with an Otafuku mask; The third: A koban egoyomi depicting various New-Year toys; The forth: A New Year's with seven poems issued for the year of the ox, 1826
4 surimono print
14.5 x 19.6 cm
Mar 15, 2017 • Bonhams
The first: A kokonotsugiriban egoyomi of a boy and puppies playing near a kadomatsu (notation of the long months incorporated into the body of the white puppy); The Second: A yatsugiriban entitled Mensetsu (Surreptitious), of a mask carver seated near a woman with an Otafuku mask; The third: A koban egoyomi depicting various New-Year toys; The forth: A New Year's with seven poems issued for the year of the ox, 1826
4 surimono print
14.5 x 19.6 cm
Mar 15, 2017
Bonhams • New York
Fine Japanese and Korean art
Lot 6031
