Utagawa Toyokuni III. 1786-1864.

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Falcon, Pine and Rising Sun. Woodblock print. Kiwame seal: c. 1842. Oban tata-e diptych (kakemono-e). 28 1/2 x 9 3/4. Publisher: Yezabiya Tatsukure. Publisher's seal trimmed. Excellent condition and color. Kakemono-e prints of this subject appear rarely. 1,500.

For another example, see Hiroshige.

The image of a hawk on a pine branch, with the New Year sun rising behind, was a traditional subject of the Kano school. Hiroshige designed several of these kakemono-e which were inexpensive substitutes for the paintings that usually hung in the tokonoma, the alcove that is found in traditional Japanese houses.

Bando Goncoro and another Actor with Bamboo. c. 1853. Vertical oban: 14 1/8 x 9 3/4 (sheet 14 5/8 x 10.) Excellent color and condition. $175.

Danjuro Shikuro 1855. 14 3/8 x 9 3/4 (image and sheet). Excellent color. Paper losses in margins, 1 small hole beneath the hands holding the sword hilt. $125.

Genji Monogatari, chapter 24. 1852. 9 1/4 x 13 1/2 (9 7/8 x 14 5/16). Center fold, some soiling in top margin; good color and impression. A charming image of a bijn and her two children conversing with Prince Genji. $175.

Kabuki Scene. 1860. Oban diptych (14 1/2 x 20). Three stains in lower margins, 3 small paper losses in left-hand margin. $550.

Woche Shimokazu Reading a Scroll. 1853. Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke. 13 1/2 x 9 1/4 (image and sheet). Excellent color and condition. $250.

Traditional Japanese Prints.

Twentieth-century Japanese prints.

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