Description: Woodblock prints (nishiki-e) by Edo artists, printed later, mostly c. 1900, including:
~ KEISEI EISEN (1790-1848), Teahouse (Mizuchaya), from the series Contest of Modern Beauties (Imayo bijo kurabe), mica ground, oban, with ‘kiwame’ censor seal, possibly a lifetime printing;
~ UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1798-1861), Portrait of a samurai (‘Sawamura gen’nosuke’), c. 1830-40, oban, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga and with publisher seal of Kawaguchiya Chozo, 14-3/4 x 10-1/4 in.
~ AFTER KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753-1806), Two Courtesans from Hyogo-ya, mica ground, oban, c. 1900;
~ AFTER ICHIRAKUTEI EISUI (active 1793-1801), Beauty holding a bottle, oban tate-e, c. 1900, appx. 15 x 10-1/4 in.;
~ (2pc) AFTER SUZUKI HARUNOBU (1724-1770), two chuban prints, including a female with an umbrella looking at frogs (‘Young Woman Imitating Ono no T?f?’), 11-1/8 x 7-7/8 in., appears to be from the original block but a later printing; and a lady with brazier from which, in a cloud, a man appears (‘Bun o yaku’), 11 x 8-1/4 in., signed ‘Horunobu ga’;
~ EISHOSAI CHOKI (fl. ca. 1780-1810), Ladies with brazier, (1 part of a triptych), from Furyu Ikebana-kai, aiban, with publisher seal of Tsuruya Kiemon (Senkakud?), signed ‘Choki ga’, 12-7/8 x 8-7/8 in.;
~ (2pc) AFTER ISODA KORYUSAI (1735-1790) Including Meizan (or Nayama) of the Ch?jiya, from the series Models for Fashion: New Year Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moy?); and Agemaki of the Matsuganeya, from the series Models for Fashion: New Year Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moy?), oban, signed Kory? ga, each with publisher seal of Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijud?), 14-3/4 x 9-7/8 in. (each)
~ (2pc) NISHIKAWA SUKENOBU (1671-1750), Two street scenes with figures in black and white, horizontal oban;
~ (2pc) MISC. BLACK & WHITE WOODBLOCKS, one depicting Guan Yin above a lotus pond, horizontal oban, the other depicting a woman playing a zither, vertical oban, both unsigned