Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858), and Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III, 1786-1864)


Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1843-1855Comprising four oban tate-e prints; Hanaya nyobo Ofusa, circa 1855, published by Hayashiya Shogoro, censor's seals Aratame, U shichi; Actor Nakamura Tomijuro as Onnarokubu Myoten, from the story Umeyanagi sakigake zoshi, circa 1853, published by Hamadaya Tokube, censor's seals Aratame, Ushi juni, both signed Toyokuni ga; Totsuka Tabibito yadome (Totsuka: Traveller and Waitress at an Inn), from the series Sohitsu gojusan tsugi (53 Stations of the Tokaido Road by Two Brushes), circa 1854, published by Maruya Kyushiro, censor's seals Aratame, Tora shichi, signed Hiroshige hitsu (above), Toyokuni ga (below); and a print titled Poem by Fujiwara no Atsutada, No. 43, from the series Hyakunin isshu esho (A Pictorial Commentary on 100 Poems by 100 Poets), circa 1843-1847, published by Sanoya Kihei, censor's seal Hama, signed Ichiyusai Toyokuni ga(4) 14 5/16 x 10 1/8in (36.4 x 25.7cm) each approximately