comprising six oban tate-e prints and two yotsugiri tate-e prints; including one entitled One of Seven Lucky Treasures (shichifuku no uchi) from the series Comparisons of the Artistic Pride of Precious Children (Gei-Jiman kodakara awase shichifuku no uchi), with date seal 1805-VI, censor's seal kiwame, published by Izumiya Ichibei; one entitled Carrying Sea Waters from the series Fine Plants and Splendid Landscapes (Masarigusa natori fukei), censor's seal kiwame, published by Yamaguchiya Tobei; all signed Utamaro hitsu (Dimensions: largest: 29.2cm x 26.3cm) (Qty: 8)

(largest: 29.2cm x 26.3cm)

Qty: (8)

Provenance: From the collection of Arthur Halcrow Verstage Note: Arthur Halcrow Verstage (1875-1969) was an architect who spent much of his career in the public sector. He was a student at the Royal Academy School of Architecture in the 1900s and was elected as an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1902. By 1903 he was a student and assistant at the Central School of Arts and Crafts (later known as the Central School of Art and Design) in London where William Lethaby was principal and a great influence on him. He then oversaw the design of the new school in Southampton Row from 1905-8. From here he became an architect for London County Council and was involved with many London societies, and as a founding member of the Kelmscott Fellowship, a forerunner to The William Morris Society. His large and varied collection was a reflection of his wide interest in the arts. His archive was purchased by The William Morris Society in 2005.