TOYOKUNI UTAGAWA I 歌川豊国 (1769–1825)

Signature: Toyokuni ga Publisher: Tsuruya Kinusuke Gyoji censor seal: Marubun Maruya Bun'emon (1811-1814) Condition: very good impression, colors faded, some soiling at lower margin, horizontal centerfold, mounting residue at backside of left margin, upper margin trimmed Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size Oban (c 37,2 x 25 cm)

Students of Master of Dance Ichiyama Shichijuro practice with their fans Signature: Toyokuni ga Date: ca. 1810 Original japanese Woodblock Print, Size: Oban

Newly Published Collection of Onoe Eizaburô (Shinpan Onoe Eizaburô tsukushi), one of a series showing actors in six roles each Signature: Toyokuni ga, in right margin, here cut off Publisher: Tsuruya Kinsuke (Sôkakudô)Date: about 1808 (Bunka 5) Condition: excellent impression, vibrant colors, small wormholes, some soiling at lower right corner, faint creases Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size Oban (c 37,5 x 23,4 cm)

Signature: Utagawa Toyokuni ga Date: c 1800 Condition: fair impression, margins trimmed, faded Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size Oban (23,6 x 36,5 cm)

Signature: Toyokuni ga Publisher: Kagaya Kichibei (Seiseidou) Censor’s seal: Kiwame Condition: good impression and colors, glued together in the middle, thin album backing Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size of print: 37,8 x 26 cm

The actors Sawamura Tanosuke II and Nakamura Usaemon Signature: Toyokuni ga Publisher: Iseja Rihei Kinjudo Date: c 1810-25 Condition: very good impression and colors, backing, age-related soiling Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size Ôban (37,6 x 25,3 cm)

With decorative border Date: ca. 1820-25 Condition: very good impression, a little soiling and rubbing in the corners Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size: 22 x 27 cm

Right sheet of a triptych Series: Toyokuni Toyohiro ryôga jûnikô (Twelve Months by Two Artists, Toyokuni and Toyohiro) Signature: Toyokuni ga Publisher: Yamadaya Sanshirô Date: 1801 (Kansei 13/Kyôwa 1) Collector’s seal: Hayashi Collection Condition: good impression, colors faded, some small wormholes Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size Oban (38,7 x 26 cm)

(The Statue of Koushirou Matsumoto) Signature: Toyokuni ga Publisher: Kamaya Matabei Date: 1809-1812 Condition: excellent impression, good colors, album backing; restored vertical centerfold, mounting residues, small restored tear Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size: Oban (36,5 x 24,1 cm)

(The Actor Koshiro Matsumoto as Yoemon Hanyumura) Signature: Toyokuni ga Publisher: Maru-Zen Censor’s Seal and Date: kiwame (1808-1811) Condition: excellent impression, colors slighty faded, album backing; restored vertical centerfold, mounting residues Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size: Oban (36,1 x 24,2 cm)

Signature: Toyokuni ga Date: between 1822 and 1828, Condition: good impression, fading, rubbing, backed, very rare Surimono Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size: 20 x 18,3 cm

Series: Yakusha awase kagami (The Actor's Profile in a Mirror) Published in 1804 Condition: Excellent impression, slightlky faded, thin backing, small wormhole, tape residue on the backside, some rubbing and dirt in the margins Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size: Koban (24,9 x 17,3 cm)

Series: Yakusha awase kagami (The Actor's Profile in a Mirror) Published in 1804 Unidentified collectors seal Condition: Excellent impression, some spots in lower and right margins, some tape residues Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size: Koban (26,4 x 16,7 cm)

Signature: Toyokuni ga Date: around 1820 Original japanese Woodblock Print, Size: Oban (37,5 x 25 cm)

Signature: Toyokuni ga Publisher: Hagiwara Cencor’s Seal and Seal of Date: kiwame with gyoji Seal Tsumuraya Saburôbei, Bunka 9, 1st or 11th month (1812) Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size Ôban

Signature: Toyokuni ga Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tôbê Original Japanese Woodblock Print

Signature: Toyokuni ga Publisher: Iseya Jisuke Censor's Seal: Kiwame Date: around 1800 Original Japanese Woodblock Print

Signature: Toyokuni ga Cencor's Seal: Kiwame Date: ca. 1810 Original japanese Woodblock Print, Size: 32,5 x 14,5 cm