UTAGAWA KUNISADA I (TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1864) A Group of One Diptych and Six Prints Edo period (1615-1868), 1852, 1853, and 1856Property from the collection of John StevensonUTAGAWA KUNISADA I (TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1864)A Group of One Diptych and Six Prints Edo period (1615-1868), 1852, 1853, and 1856The first, an ōban tate-e diptych depicting actors Onoe Kikugorō IV as Kumasaka Ochō and Bandō Hikosaburō V as the Female Groom Ushiwaka Oyoshi from the play Tsuru wa Chitose Suehiro Soga, signed Toyokuni ga on each sheet, and published in 1856 by Fujiokaya Keijirō (Shōrindō); the second, an ōban tate-e with the calligraphy of a poem written by Fujiwara no Nakafumi and depicting the actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII in the role of Endō Musha, from the series Mitate sanjūrokkasen no uchi (An Imaginary Thirty-Six Selected Poems), published in 1852 by Iseya Kanekichi; the third an ōban tate-e print of a beauty signed Kōchōrō Toyokuni ga, published by Yahataya Sakujirō; the fourth through seventh all ōban tate-e prints from the series Nijūshi kō tōji no hanamono (Twenty-four Enjoyments of Beauties of the Present Day), including Tōji kō (Fondness for Bathing) published by Kagaya Kichiemon (Kichibei), Matsuri kō (Fondness for Festivals) published by Fujiokaya Keijirō (Shōrindō), Tsuri kō (Fondness for Fishing) published by Fujiokaya Keijirō (Shōrindō), and Kimono kō (Fondness for Clothing) published by Iseya Kanekichi, all signed Ōju Toyokuni rōjin hitsu with additional seal Ryōko in the inset image (7) 10 1/4 x 15in (26 x 38.1cm), the largestNone