GAKUTEI YASHIMA 八島岳亭 (1786–1868)

After Yashima GAKUTEI (1786 – 1868) A series of ten prints for the Honcho poetry club Date: early 1890ies reprint of a design of 1821 Condition: excellent impression with embossing, vibrant colors faint soiling here and there Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size Chuban (20,2 x 18,6 cm)

Series: Katsushika sakura zukushi (Cherry Trees for the Katsushika Circle) Date: c 1823 Condition: excellent impression, gaufrage, colors faded, residues of album backing, two vertical folds Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size Chuban (21,1 x 18,4 cm)

Series: Pentaptych for the Hisakataya Poetry Club (Hisakataya gobantsuzuki) Signature: Gakutei hitsu Poem by Ikkokutei Chikane: Hanamizake/ no yoi uchimasu/ ikkyoku no/ taiko no bachi wa/ sakurabô mite Poem by Hisakataya: Chô futatsu/ neburi samashite/ hitokanade/ hana no kangen ni/ asobu haru no hi Date: Bunsei 10 (about 1827) Condition: Very good impression, some fading, right margin slightly trimmed, tape residues on the backside Original Japanese Woodblock Print. Size: 21,7 x 18,7 cm

Komatsu Shigemori from the Tales of Heike Series: Honchôren honchô nijûshikô (Twenty-Four Japanese Paragons of Filial Piety for the Honchô Circle) Signature: Gakutei Artist's Seal: Sadaoka Date: c. 1820 Surimono Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size: 20,5 x 18,2 cm