Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915)


Meiji (1868-1912) to Taisho (1912-1926) era, 1876-1914Comprising six oban yoko-e prints: the first entitled Tokyo Shin-Ohashi uchu zu (Picture of Shin Ohashi Bridge, Tokyo, in the Rain), dated 1876, signed Kobayashi Kiyochika ga; the second entitled Suruga Okitsu asa no Fuji (Morning Fuji at Okitsu), circa 1914; and Mukojima mankai no yozakura (Cherry Blossom in Full Bloom in the Night at Mukojima), 1915; both signed Kiyochika, each published by Matsuki Heikichi; Kudanzaka gogatsu no yoru (May Night at Kudanzaka), circa 1880; Kawasaki gekkai (Moonlit Sea at Kawasaki), circa 1880; each published by Fukuda Kumajiro, signed Kobayashi Kiyochika hitsu; the last entitled Umewaka Jinja (Umewaka Shrine), circa 1877, signed Kobayashi Kiyochika (6) 10 3/8 x 15 3/4in (26.3 x 40cm) largest9 1/8 x 13 1/4in (23.3 x 33.6cm) smallest