ASIATICA: JAPAN, INDIEN, SÜDOSTASIEN, PERSIEN 16. JUNI 2026

428* 11 BLÄTTER VERSCHIEDENER KATSUKAWA-KÜNSTLER Japan, circa 1790-1830, ôban-, aiban- und hosoban-Format. 11 WOODBLOCK PRINTS BY ARTISTS OF THE KATSUKAWA SCHOOL Japan, circa 1790-1830, ôban, aiban and hosoban format. a) Katsukawa Shunkô II (Shunsen) (1762–about 1830): 3 sheets with abalone divers, signed Kashôsai Shunsen ga, waves embossed. Probably later impressions. b) A sheet by Katsu- kawa Shuntei (Shôkôsai) (1770-1824): Kumagai Naozane on horseback, publisher Iwatoya Kisaburô. c) Katsukawa Shunei (1762–1819), 4 kabuki actor prints: Bandô Mitsugôrô with swords; Sawamura Sôjûrô III under a plum tree; Iwai Hans- hirô IV below lantern; and Sakata Hangorô III, signed Shun'ei ga, publisher seals, one with kiwame. d) 2 prints by Katsuka- wa Shunchô (active about 1780–1801) depicting courtesans in landscape, signed Shunchô ga, sealed Chûrin, unknown seal. e) Katsukawa Shunko (1743–1812): The actor Segawa Kikunojô III as a courtesan. (11) CHF 3 000 / 5 000 (€ 3 260 / 5 430) 429* KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO (1726–1792) 15 FARBHOLZDRUCKE Japan, circa 1770-1790, chûban- u. hosoban-Format. 15 WOODBLOCK PRINTS BY KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO (1726–1792) Japan, circa 1770-1790, chûban and hosoban format. a) 2 from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers in Eleven Sheets (Chûshingura juichidan tsuzuki) with pot seal hayashi/rin: A scene from act VIII of Kanadehon chûshingura with Tonase and her daughter Konami travelling to Kyoto; one from act V with the robber Sadakurô holding an umbrella and threatening to kill Ichibei. b) Nakamachi in Night Rain from the Series Eight Views from Fukagawa (Fukagawa hakkei) depicting a couple, signed Shunshô ga. c) 6 hosoban actor prints, signed Shunshô ga: Onoe Matsusuke with sword in iris pond; Nakamura Rikô before a fence; Onnagata Osagawa Tsuneyo holding lantern; Ichikawa Naozô III with two swords; Iwai Hanshirô with banner, unsigned, collector's seal at back, attributed to Shunshô; Segawa Kikuno- jô, unsigned, attributed to Shunshô. d) 3 pages from Ehon butai ôgi (Picture Book of Stage Fans) in collaboration with Ipputsai Bunchô: Yamashita Kyonosuke; Sanogawa Ichimatsu; Bando Toyokichi. e) A double page from Seirô bijin awase sugata kaga- mi (Mirror of the Beauties of the Green-houses), in collaboration with Kitao Shigemasa, depicting the courtesans Hanagoto, Kindayu, Shiratama and Ausato. f) The Syllable 'ri': The Well Curb, from the series Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Prints (Fûryû nishiki-e Ise monogatari), probably later print. (15) CHF 3 000 / 5 000 (€ 3 260 / 5 430) 2 von 11 2 von 15 198 |