UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861) A Group of Four Prints Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryProperty from the collection of John StevensonUTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)A Group of Four Prints Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryThe first, an ōban tate-e print entitled Mi: Dote no Oroku (Snake: Dote no Oroku) from the series Mitate jūni shi (Selected Histories for the Twelve Zodiac Signs), signed Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi ga, printed by Ibaya Kyūbei; the second, an ōban tate-e print entitled Bizen: Shirabyōshi Kamegiku (Bizen Province: The Shirabyōshi Dancer named Kamegiku) from the series from the series Dai Nihon rokujūyoshū no uchi (The Sixty-odd Provinces of Great Japan), signed Chōōrō Kuniyoshi ga with an additional signature Monjin Isseisai Yoshifusa-jo ga in the inset image, published by Aritaya Seiemon; the third an ōban tate-e print entitled Senshō (Good Day for Completing Tasks in the Morning) from the series Rokuyōsei Kuniyoshi jiman (Kuniyoshi's Analogies for the Six Conditions of Nature), signed Chōōrō Kuniyoshi ga, published by Uoya Eikichi; the fourth, an ōban tate-e print depicting the actor Nakamura Utaemon IV in the role of Konjin Chōgorō from the series Date otoko kishō kurabe (Comparison of the Spirits of Able Men), signed Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi ga, published by Iseya Ichibei (4) 14 1/4 x 10in (36.2 x 25.4cm), the largestNone