Ohara Koson (1877-1945) and others
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/early 20th centuryComprising six otanzakuban and three shikishiban kachoga prints: six otanzakuban and one shikishiban by Koson including a monkey peering at a bee perched on its finger, a monkey hanging from a bamboo tree and a pair of sparrows among mist-shrouded bamboo stems; two shikishiban by Gekko and Joko; all variously signed; the majority mounted on card/paper. The smallest: 24cm x 25cm (9?in x 9 7/8in); the largest: 36.5cm x 19.5cm (14 3/8in x 7?in). (9).
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Provenance:An English private collection, acquired by Sir Harry Smith Parkes GCMG, KCB (1828-1885) who was a diplomat in Japan and China; thence by descent.