Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Kikukawa Eizan (1787-1867) Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) Shunbaisai Hokuei (active circa 1824–1837, died 1837) Five woodblock prints, Edo period, 19th century

The Sokolov Collection

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

Kikukawa Eizan (1787-1867)

Keisai Eisen (1790-1848)

Shunbaisai Hokuei (active circa 1824–1837, died 1837)

Five woodblock prints

Edo period, 19^th century

The group comprising:

- Whitebait from Nishimiya (Shishu Nishimiya shirauo), from the series Auspicious Desires on Land and Sea (Sankai medetai zue), signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, and Yoshi-jo ga to inset, with artist's paulownia seal, censor's seals Kinugasa (Kinugasa Fusajiro) and Murata (Murata Sahei), published by Tsutaya Kichizo (Koeido), 8^th month 1852

- Two courtesans eating a meal, from the series An Assortment of Five Couples Compared to Irises (Hana ayame gonin zoroi), signed Eizan hitsu, censor's seal kiwame, published by Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendo), circa 1811

- The Seven Flowers of Autumn (Aki nana kusa no kokei), from the series The Four Seasons (Shiki no uchi), part of a triptych, signed Keisai Eisen ga, censor's seal kiwame, published by Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudo), circa 1820s - 1830s

- Poem by Fujiwara no Toshinari, from an untitled series of One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu), signed Kochoro Kunisada ga, Toshidama seal, censor's seals Hama (Hama Yahei) and Kinugasa (Kinugasa Fusajiro), published by Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudo), circa 1847-48

- The actor Seki Sanjuro II in the role of Inukawa Gakuzo performing in the play Eight Buds of the Plum Blossoms (Hano no Ani Tsubomi no Yatsufusa), part of a diptych, signed Shunbaisai Hokuei ga, published by Honya Seishichi in 1836

The first: 38.7 x 25.8 cm.

The second: 36.5 x 25 cm. 

The third: 37.5 x 25.5 cm.

The fourth: 37 x 24 cm. 

The fifth: 36 x 24 cm.