Uemura Shoen (1875-1949), Kitano Tsunetomi (1880-1947) and others Taisho (1912-1926) and/or Showa (1926-1989) era, early 20th century 17 oban tate-e shin-hanga prints, illustrating the works of the famous playwright Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725), by leading Taisho-era artists as follows: (1) Semimaru in Semimaru by Suga Tatehiko (1878-1963); (2) The heroine Matsukaze in Matsukaze murasame sokutai kagami by Nakazawa Hiromitsu (1874–1964); (3) Lady Hagi probably in Kanhasshu tsunagi-uma by Ogawa Usen (1868-1938); (4) The sailor Kezori Kuemon in Hakata kojoro nami makura by Noda Kyuho (1879-1971); (5) The heroine Ochiyo in Sunju yoi koshin by Kitani Chigusa (1895-1947); (6) A swordsman by Yamaguchi Sohei (1882-1961); (7) A female ghost by Uemura Shoen (1875-1949); (8) The deity Fudo and the priest Mongaku by Tomita Keisen (1879-1936); (9) The heroine Osan in Daikyoji mukashi-goyomi by Okada Saburousuke (1869-1939); (10) The heroine Yugiri in Yugiri Awa no Naruto by Shima Seien (1892-1970); (11)The heroine Umekawa in Meido no hikyaku by Kitano Tsunetomi (1880-1947); (12) A bunraku puppet in the role of Kongomaru Terutada in Shibaraku by Nishimura Goun (1877-1938); (13) The spirit of wine in Shuten doji by Tamamura Hokuto (1893-1951); (14) The heroine Koman in Tanba Yosaku by Yamamura Kouka (1885-1942); (15) The heroine Koharu in Shinju ten no amijima by Kikuchi Keigetsu (1879-1955); (16) Princess Kinshōjo in Kokusenya Kassen by Nishiyama Suisho (1879-1958); (17) The heroine Toragozen in Soga by Ishikawa Toraji (1875-1964); variously signed, originally published between 1922 and 1926 as a series of 18 prints and supplement to a set of 16 volumes of Monzaemon's work titled Dai Chikamatsu Zenshu (The Complete Works of Chikamatsu), some with an engraver and printer's names, this set probably containing both original and later editions. The smallest: 29cm x 44cm (11 7/16in x 17 5/16in); the largest: 47.5cm x 29.8cm (18¾in x 11¾in). (17).