UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861) A Group of 12 PrintsEdo period (1615-1868), 1836Property from the collection of John StevensonUTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)A Group of 12 PrintsEdo period (1615-1868), 1836Comprising 9 ōban tate-e prints from the series Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori (One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan), including Senkaji Chōō (Zhang Heng, the Boatman); Katsuenra Genshôshichi (Ruan Xiaoqi, the Living King of Hell); Kojōsō Jisen (Shi Qian, the Flea on the Drum); Kokusenpū Riki, ichimei Ritetsugyū (Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, also called Iron Ox Li); Rōrihakuchō Chōjun (Zhang Shun, the White Streak in the Waves); Kyūmonryū Shishin (Shi Jin, the Nine-Dragoned), and Chōkanko Chintatsu (Chen Da, the Gorge-Leaping Tiger); Kaoshō Rochishin shomei Rotatsu (Lu Zhishen, the Tattooed Priest, Originally Named Lu Da); Nyūunryū Kōsonshō (Gongsun Sheng, the Dragon in the Clouds); Konkōryū Rishun (Li Jun, the Dragon in the Turbulent River); two ōban tate-e prints from the series Honcho Suikoden goyu happyakunin no hitori (One of the Eight Hundred Heroes of the Water Margin of Japan) including Kazusanosuke Hirotsune Battling the Nine-Tailed Fox on Nasu Moor; and Inuzuka Shino Moritaka Resisting Arrest on the Horyukaku Roof, each signed Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi ga, published by Kagaya Kichiemon; and an ōban tate-e print of Kamigashi-hime killing a giant spider, signed Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi ga, published by Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudō) (12) 15 x 10 1/8in (37.9 x 26.7cm), the largestNone