Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1864)


Edo period (1615-1868), early to mid-19th centurySix oban tate-e prints: two prints of Oniwakamaru and Mibu no Kozaru from the series Konjaku Chuko kagami (A Mirror of Past and Present Examples of Loyalty and Filial Piety), both with publisher's seal Kinshudo, two nanushi censor's seals Murata and Mera, signed Kochoro Toyokuni ga; the rest of kabuki actor portraits, comprising two of Iwai Hanshiro, one of Matsumoto Koshiro and one of Iwai Hanshiro and Seki Sanjuro, variously published and variously signed; all mounted onto paper. The smallest: 36.8cm x 24.8m (14½in x 9¾in); the largest: 37.2cm x 25.8cm (14 5/8in x 10 1/8in). (6).