Utagawa Kunisada II (1823-1880)
Edo era woodblock print of kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Soga no Goro Tokimune against a background of Sanjusangendo, No. 32 from the series Illustrated Guide to Famous Places in Edo, oban, tate-e, 37cm x 26cm; Matsumoto Koshiro V as Nippon Saemon at Kakegawa, station no. 27 from the series Fifty-three Stations on the Tokaido, oban, tate-e, 37cm x 26cm; and The Courtesan Nagahama of the Owari House in the Brothel Quarter, from the series Comparison of Modern Snowflakes, oban, tate-e, 36cm x 25cm; together with Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Edo era woodblock print of Kinryuzan Temple at Asakusa, from the 100 Famous Views of Edo, oban, yoko-e, 25.5cm x 37cm. (4)

Condition Report

Kunisada, Danjuro: Framed, mounted. Small nibble to bottom middle edge. Colours fair to good but slightly faded.

Kunisada, Koshiro: Framed, mounted. Three small sticky-tape marks/shadows to the top margin. Colours fair to good but slightly faded.

Kunisada, Nagahama: Framed, mounted. Tape residue top left corner. Minor vertical crease right margin. Slightly faded colours.

Hiroshige, Kinryuzan: Laid on card but not fully pasted down, merely tacked in some places. Losses to top right margin. Fold crease vertically off-centre. Mild foxing. Consistent colour fading, typical of age.

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