Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese, 1786-1865), Collection of Five Figural Group Scenes, Woodblock Prints in Colors, comprising: "Shizuka and Fox Tadanobu" from the "Matches for Thirty-six Selected Poems" series, "Hakone: Soga no Goro" from the "Fifty-three Pairs for the Tokaido Road", Saigyo Surrounded by Figures and Oni, Kabuki Actor with Katana Sword, and Two Figures Amongst an Interior Scene, all with "Genuine / Y. Tsuruki" stamps to mat reverses and unframed. Each mat: 18" H x 12.5" W. Provenance: From the Fifth Avenue Estate of a Distinguished Author and Humanitarian. Keywords: Ukiyo-e, Prints, Multiples, Kabuki Play, Figurative, Antique prints, Asian Art, 19th Century Art

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