WEDNESDAY, MAY 11TH 2016 AT 7:30PMIMPORTANT JAPANESE EROTIC PRINT COLLECTION

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1001

Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1844) Two Shunga ehon, “Shugen ironaoshi” volumes, the first volume, ’men’ comprised of 22 pages, 14 of which colour pages portraying embracing couples, the second volume, ‘sky’, comprised of 16 pages.

1002

Yanagawa Shigenobu (1767-1832) Three shunga ehon volumes out of three (complete), comprised of 26, 26 and 20 colour pages.

1003

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) Shunga ehon, comprised of 16 colour pages, including a double ‘leporello’ page, representing rape scenes.

1004

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Two shunga ehon volumes, n°2 and 3 out of three, comprised of 24 pages, 10 of which colour ones, scenes of couples having fun.

1005

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) and Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) Five shunga ehon volumes, some of which from the “Edo meisho” series and one on toys, both colour and black and white pages.

1006

Koikowa Shozan (1821-1907) Eight shunga ehon, volume 1 to 5, 8, 9 and 12, the first in black and white, the others in colour.

1007

Utagawa Sadafusa (actif 1825-1850) Two shunga ehon volumes, one of which including the volumes 4-5-6-7-8 bound in one, one bound volume of 5 pieces.

1008

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865): Shunga ehon, comprised of 46 pages, two of which ‘leporello’ pages.

1009

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) and Koikawa Shozan (1821-1907) Five shunga ehon volumes, including “En shoku aki no nana kusa” and hands, and “Meigyoku hyakunin” with Genji Môn.

1010

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Three shunga ehon, ”Sangoku Myouto Ishi” volumes out of three (complete), comprised of 39, 34 and 30 pages.

1011

Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833-1904) Four “Konyo shichi komachi monogatari” volumes, in black and white and in colour.

1012

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Two shunga ehon, “Shunshoku neya no shiori” volumes, n°2 et 3 out of three, 28 pages and 26 colour pages.

1013

Utagawa Kunimaro (ca. 1830-1870) Two shunga ehon, “Takara bunko” volumes, comprised of 30 and 34 pages.

1014

Utagawa Kunimaro (ca. 1830-1870) Three Shunga ehon volumes bound in one, complete, comprised of 30 pages.

1015

Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) Two shunga ehon, “Sokyoku reigo hanamomiji”volumes, n°1 and 2, 9 and 10 pages.

1016

Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) Five shunga ehon, “Koto Tsukushi” volumes, five out of five (complete).

1017

Utagawa Kunimori II (active 1848-1860) Six shunga ehon volumes, including “Shaku hana hasso yamato bunko”, three volumes out of three (complete) with creek cover, and two volumes out of three with cherry- tree cover.

1018

Utagawa Kunimori II (active around 1848-1860) Two ehon shunga, “ Ukiyo Genji” volumes. Volume 1 and 3 out of three, the n°2 is missing.

1019

Kunisada (1786-1865) Two shunga ehon, “Fuzoku sankokushi” volumes, volume 1 and 2 out of three.

1020

Kiyokata Kaburagi (1867-1972) Album including twelve shunga. Dim. 12 x 17,5 cm.

1021

Kitao Masayoshi (1764-1824) Ehon, the four seasons over the year. In black and white and in colour. Dated Kansei 10 (1798).

1022

Three “Jieziyuan” volumes, manuals of paintings known as manuals of the mustard seed garden, comprised of 4 volumes each. Modern edition.

1023

Utagawa Sadahide (1807-1873) Two shunga volumes, 30 pages, 28 pages. Incomplete.

1024

Utagawa School, XIXth century. Series comprised of five shunga ehon volumes (incomplete).

1025

Series of five incomplete shunga egon volumes, by Kunitora, Kuniyoshi and Kunimaro, in colour and in black and white.

1026

Series comprised of five shunga ehon volumes by Eisen and Eizan.

1027

Series of six shunga ehon volumes by Eisen and Utagawa school.

1028

Utagawa Yoshimori (1830-1884), Utagawa Kunimori II (active around 1848-1860) and Koikawa Shozan (1821-1907) Series of thirty-five shunga ehon volumes.

1029

Lot comprised of 15 shunga ehon volumes by different artists from Utagawa school and Eisen.

1030

Kitagawa Utamaro (1753?-1806) Shunga ehon volume comprised of twenty pages, eight of which in colour. We join five shunga ehon volumes, including Meiji prints, a hand- painted album and a yearbook of the courtesans of the greenhouse.

1031

Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777-1835), Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) and Utagawa Kuniyasu (1794-1832): Accordion album, comprised of 82 oban tate-e prints, 38 of which by Kunisada, 39 by Toyokuni II and 5 by Kuniyasu portraying kabuki actors in different roles, including triptychs.

1032

Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777-1835), Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865), Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), Utagawa Kuniyasu (1794-1832), Utagawa Kuniharu (1803-1839), Shotei Hokuju (?-1813) and Utagawa Sadafusa (active 1825-1850). Album comprised of 75 oban tate-e, portraying kabuki actors in different roles, 35 of which by Kunisada, two by Hokuju, ten by Kuniyoshi, fourteen by Toyokuni II, two by Sadafusa, six by Kuniyasu and two by Kuniharu.

1033

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), Utagawa Sadafusa (active 1825-1850), Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777-1835), Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865), Utagawa Kuniyasu (1794-1832), Utagawa Toyohide (active 1806-1832) and Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850): Accordion album, comprised of 73 oban tate-e portraying kabuki actors, 16 of which by Kuniyoshi, 2 by Sadafusa, 22 by Kunisada, 10 by Toyokuni II, 11 by Kuniyasu, 3 by Sadayoshi, 4 by Hokkei, 5 by Toyohide.

1034

Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865) Part of an album comprised of fourteen oban tate-e, four of which are triptychs and one a diptych, portraits of kabuki actors.

1035

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) et Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861): Part of an album comprised of fourty oban tate-e, twelve of which by Kuniyoshi and twenty-six by Kunisada portraying kabuki actors, including triptychs and parts of triptychs.

1036

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861): Sixteen oban tate-e from the “Kisokaido rokujugyoku tsugi no uchi” series, the sixty-nine stations of the Kisokaido. Signed Ichiryusai Kuniyoshi ga.

1037

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825): Lot comprised of five oban tate-e, parts of triptychs, portraying kabuki actors in different roles. Signed Toyokuni ga.

1038

Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777-1835) Two oban tate-e, parts of triptychs and a triptych portraying kabuki actors on scene and under cherry blossom trees. Signed Toyokuni ga.

1039

Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777-1835) Lot comprised of five oban tate-e diptychs, portraying kabuki actors on scene playing women and men roles. Signed Toyokuni ga.

1040

Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865) Lot comprised of fifteen oban tate-e diptychs, including one complete in height and fourteen parts of triptychs, portraying kabuki actors on scene, playing fighting scenes and other roles. Signed Toyokuni ga.

1041

Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865): Lot comprised of eleven triptychs and a diptych portraying kabuki actors on scene, at the fabric merchant amongst others. Signed Toyokuni ga.

1042

Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865) Lot of fifteen oban tate-e triptychs, portraying kabuki actors on scene, playing women and men roles, a scene from “Chushingura”, fighting scenes against phantoms amongst others. Signed Toyokuni ga.

1043

Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865): Lot of fourteen oban tate-e triptychs, portraying kabuki actors on scene, playing women and men scenes, a fireflies hunting scene and fighting scenes against phantoms amongst others. Signed Toyokuni ga.

1044

Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865): Lot comprised of six oban tate-e from the same series, portraying actors in various roles: samouraï, démon (Hannya) and women. Signed Toyokuni hitsu.

1045

Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865) Series comprised of nineteen oban, eighteen of which tate-e and one yoko-e, nine of which parts of triptychs and ten single prints, portraying kabuki actors on scene, including an extract from “Genji Monogatari”, “Toto sanjurokkei” and the thirty-six views of the Eastern capital.

1046

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Lot comprised of five oban tate-e triptychs, portraying kabuki actors playing men and women roles, including a scene on a boat and with musicians. Signed Kuniyoshi ga.

1047

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Lot comprised of twenty-three oban tate-e diptychs, including parts of triptychs portraying kabuki actors in different roles. Signed Kuniyoshi ga.

1048

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861): Series of twenty-one oban tate-e from different series, portraying amongst others some okubi-e (head-and-shoulder portraits) of famous kabuki actors, with child and Daruma. Signed Kuniyoshi ga.

1049

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Lot comprised of fourteen oban, thirteen of which tate-e and one yoko-e, parts of triptychs, portraying kabuki actors playing famous characters, phantom fighting scenes or in the snow amongst others. Signed Kuniyoshi ga.

1050

Toyoharu Chikanobu (1838-1912) Oban tate-e triptych, scene from Genji Monogatari, the prince Genji accompanied by two young ladies. Signed Chikanobu and dated Meiji 28 (1895). We join two oban tate-e by Kuniyasu and Yoshien, portraits of actors and an oban tate-e by Yoshitoshi, portrait of young lady, Meiiji print.