Showa era (1926-1989), 1927-1929 Comprising four oban tate-e prints; the first entitled Actor Onoe Kikugoro as Kanpei, Hanmoto Tokyo Ginza Watanabe Mokuhangaho seal, signed Tashido Shunsen shi e; the second entitled Actor Ichikawa Nakaomi as Takechi Mitsuhide, Shunsen seal; the third entitled Actor Bando Juzaburo as Seigoro, signed Shunsen ga, original label of title attached to verso; the last entitled Actor Ichikawa Sumizo as Gonpachi, Watanabe ko seal, signed Shunsen; the last three with Natori seal; each from the series Shunsen nigaoe shu (Portraits of Male Actors in Various Roles), published by Watanabe Shozaburo(4) 15 3/4 x 10 7/8in (40 x 27.7cm) each approximately