A GROUP OF FIVE PRINTS DEPICTING FOREIGNERS AND ACTORS Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryProperty from the collection of John StevensonA GROUP OF FIVE PRINTS DEPICTING FOREIGNERS AND ACTORSEdo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryThe first, an ōban tate-e print by Utagawa Yoshikazu (active 1848–1870) entitled Gaikokujin kodomo chōai no zu (Image of foreigners' love for children), signed Ichikawa Yoshikazu ga and published by Maruya Jinpachi in 1860; the second, an ōban tate-e print by Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833–1904) depicting a French woman (Furansu) and a Dutch man (Oranda), a foreign ship in the background, with Japanese language transliterations of foreign words at the top of the composition, signed Keisai Yoshiiku ga, published by Ōmiya Kyūjirō (Kiyūdō) in 1860; the third, an ōban tate-e print by Gochōtei Sadahiro (active circa 1830–1850) depicting the actor Arashi Rikan II in the role of Sasahara Hayato, signed Gochōtei Sadahiro ga, published by Tenmaya Kihei (Tenki); the fourth and fifth, both ōban tate-e prints by Shunkōsai Hokushū (active 1810–1832) depicting the actor Nakamura Utaemon III in various roles, both signed Shunkōsai Hokushū ga (5) 15 x 10 1/2in (38.1 x 26.7cm), the largestNone