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Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

416 - Japan – Theatre
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Estimate €600 - €750
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Japan – Theatre Kunisada, Utagawa (Utagawa Toyokuni III) Azuma nishiki-e. Album containing 60 colour woodblock prints, oban tate-e, mounted full-page onto album leaves. Circa 1843–1869. Blue cardboard binding with handwritten title label (daisen). Cover dimensions 35 x 25 cm. At the end, an old ink notation ‘rokuju mai’ (60 sheets), indicating that the album is complete. An extensive collection of prints from the Utagawa school, evidently compiled by a connoisseur, with a focus on Kabuki theatre. At its heart are 20 prints from the so-called ‘Actors’ Tōkaidō’ (Tōkaidō gojusan tsugi no uchi) by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), 1852, featuring the stations Shinagawa, Hodogaya, Totsuka, Fujisawa, Hiratsuka, Oiso, Odawara, Hakone, Mishima, Hara, Kanbara, Ejiri, Fuchu, Shimada, Kanaya, Nissaka, Hamamatsu, Arai and Akasaka, as well as the intermediate stop at Tsuchiyama-Minakuchi. They are predominantly arranged in pairs according to plays, such as Okaru and Kanpei, Hatsuhana and Katsugoro, Asagao and Asojiro, or Yaji and Kita. There are also numerous triptychs and series of prints by Kunisada, including works from *Gogyo no uchi*, ‘Mitate sanjurokku sen’ and ‘Edo meisho zue’, including the complete triptych ‘Akoya no kotozeme’ (1857), as well as a collaborative print with Kunisada II. There are 8 prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, including the complete triptych on Ume no Yoshibei and sheet 68 from ‘Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu’. There are also works by Utagawa Yoshitsuya, Ochiai Yoshiiku (4 prints, including 3 from a series depicting famous places in Edo, 1861) and Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (2 prints from “Kaidai hyaku senso”, 1868/69). Of particular note is a group of five death portraits (shini-e) and commemorative prints, including those for Ichikawa Danjuro VIII (1854), Bando Shuka I (1855) and Ichikawa Ebizo V (Danjuro VII, 1859). Each sheet is signed in the block, mostly bearing censorship, date and publisher’s seals, and in some cases engraver’s and printer’s marks. - Binding heavily rubbed, bumped and stained, with missing sections of the cover; title label torn and partly detached. Prints occasionally slightly stained, rubbed or with small tears in the fold; a few leaves with water stains or small areas of wear. Overall in good condition, with prints that are predominantly vivid in colour and rich in contrast. Azuma nishiki-e. Album containing 60 colour woodblock prints, oban tate-e, mounted full-page on album leaves. Blue paper boards with a handwritten title label (daisen). An old ink inscription at the end reads ‘rokuju mai’ (60 sheets), confirming the set is complete. – An extensive collection of prints from the Utagawa school, evidently assembled by a connoisseur, with a focus on kabuki theatre. At its heart are 20 sheets from the so-called ‘Actors’ Tōkaidō’ (Tōkaidō gojusan tsugi no uchi) by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), 1852, featuring the stations Shinagawa, Hodogaya, Totsuka, Fujisawa, Hiratsuka, Oiso, Odawara, Hakone, Mishima, Hara, Kanbara, Ejiri, Fuchu, Shimada, Kanaya, Nissaka, Hamamatsu, Arai and Akasaka, as well as the intermediate station Tsuchiyama-Minakuchi. They are mostly arranged in pairs according to the plays, such as Okaru and Kanpei, Hatsuhana and Katsugoro, Asagao and Asojiro, or Yaji and Kita. There are also numerous triptychs and series of prints by Kunisada, including those from ‘Gogyo no uchi’, ‘Mitate sanjurokku sen’ and ‘Edo meisho zue’, amongst them the complete triptych ‘Akoya no kotozeme’ (1857), and a collaborative print with Kunisada II. Eight prints are by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, including the complete triptych of Ume no Yoshibei and print 68 from “Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu”. Further works by Utagawa Yoshitsuya, Ochiai Yoshiiku (4 prints, including 3 from a series depicting famous places in Edo, 1861) and Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (2 prints from *Kaidai hyaku senso*, 1868/69). Of particular note is a group of five memorial portraits (shini-e) and commemorative prints, including those for Ichikawa Danjuro VIII (1854), Bando Shuka I (1855) and Ichikawa Ebizo V (Danjuro VII, 1859). Each sheet is signed in the block, mostly bearing the censor’s, date and publisher’s seals, and some also bearing the carver’s and printer’s marks. - The binding is heavily rubbed, bumped and stained, with losses to the covering paper; the title label is torn and partly detached. The prints are occasionally slightly stained, rubbed or have small defects at the fold; a few sheets have water stains or small abrasions. Overall in good condition, with predominantly fresh, high-contrast impressions.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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