Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1851) and others
Edo period (1615-1868), early to mid-19th centuryTwo oban yoko-e prints: the first by Hiroshige of Act XI from the series Chushingura (The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers), published by Izumiya Ichibei, censor's seal kiwame, signed Hiroshige ga, 24.3cm x 36cm (9 5/8in x 14 3/16in); the second a shuga, by a follower of Utamaro, depicting an older woman seducing a young man, beside a tsuitate (standing screen), unsigned, 22cm x 31.2cm (8 5/8in x 12 5/16in). 24.3 cm (2).