Gazette Drouot logo print
Lot n° 3640

Yoshitora, Utagawa

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(active ca. 1836-1882). An actor in the role of Yazama Shinroku. From the series: Gishi yonjûshichi nin no uchi (Of the 47 faithful followers). Color woodblock print 1847-1850. size: ôban (36 x 24,5 cm). Signed: Ichimosai Yoshitora ga. Published by: Izumiya Ichibei. Seal: Ichimôsai. Censorship: Mera a. Murata. Mounted under passep. Some spotting, partly creased. - ╔With: Utagawa Kunisada╗ (Toyokuni III, 1786-1864). A geisha standing in front of a palanquin. Middle sheet of the triptych "A canopy of maple leaves, the patterned strings of a koto" (Momijigasa ito no ayakoto) from a series of the Genji story (Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji). Color woodblock print, c. 1850. ôban (35 x 24.5 cm). Signed: Ichiyôsai Toyokuni ga. Publisher: probably Tsuta-ya Kichizô. Glued to cardboard at left margin. - Somewhat faded, slight signs of wear. 2 pp. D