Lot Essay
For other impressions see Kubo Teijiro, Kappazuri Mori Yoshitoshi (Tokyo: Gyobundo, 1978), nos. 174, 345, 346 and pl. 54.
MIMASU (ICHIKAWA DANJURO) TSUNEMASA NO JINGI (CONSUMATE SKILL OF TSUNEMASA) MUNETO AND SADATO KUMADORI (A) KUMADORI (B) DANJURO DANJURO TWO LION DANCERS PEDDLERS OWASHI JINJA (OWASHI S
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MORI YOSHITOSHI (1898-1992)
Mimasu (Ichikawa Danjuro)
Tsunemasa no jingi (Consumate skill of Tsunemasa)
Muneto and Sadato
Kumadori (A)
Kumadori (B)
Danjuro
Danjuro
Two lion dancers
Peddlers
Owashi jinja (Owashi shrine)
Stencil on Japanese paper, each signed in Roman script Yoshitoshi Mori or Y. Mori and sealed Yoshitoshi or Yoshi, the first dated '76 and numbered 42/50, 20 x 27in. (50.8 x 69.8cm.); the second dated '72 and numbered 20/50, 27 x 20in. (68.5 x 50.8cm.); the third dated '79 and numbered 65/70, 20 x 27in. (50.8 x 69.8cm.); the fourth dated '76 and numbered 2/50, 27 x 20in. (60.8 x 52cm.); the fifth dated '77 and numbered 7/50, 27 x 20in. (68.6 x 51.5cm.); the sixth, n.d., 17 x 13in. (44.5 x 34.3cm.); the seventh, n.d., 16/1/2 x 12in. (42 x 30.3cm.); the eighth dated '83, numbered 28/70, 13 x 16in. (34.9 x 41.3cm.); the ninth n.d., 17 x 12in. (45.6 x 30.3cm.); the tenth, n.d., 17 x 12in. (43.2 x 30.3cm.), slight wear (10)
Mimasu (Ichikawa Danjuro)
Tsunemasa no jingi (Consumate skill of Tsunemasa)
Muneto and Sadato
Kumadori (A)
Kumadori (B)
Danjuro
Danjuro
Two lion dancers
Peddlers
Owashi jinja (Owashi shrine)
Stencil on Japanese paper, each signed in Roman script Yoshitoshi Mori or Y. Mori and sealed Yoshitoshi or Yoshi, the first dated '76 and numbered 42/50, 20 x 27in. (50.8 x 69.8cm.); the second dated '72 and numbered 20/50, 27 x 20in. (68.5 x 50.8cm.); the third dated '79 and numbered 65/70, 20 x 27in. (50.8 x 69.8cm.); the fourth dated '76 and numbered 2/50, 27 x 20in. (60.8 x 52cm.); the fifth dated '77 and numbered 7/50, 27 x 20in. (68.6 x 51.5cm.); the sixth, n.d., 17 x 13in. (44.5 x 34.3cm.); the seventh, n.d., 16/1/2 x 12in. (42 x 30.3cm.); the eighth dated '83, numbered 28/70, 13 x 16in. (34.9 x 41.3cm.); the ninth n.d., 17 x 12in. (45.6 x 30.3cm.); the tenth, n.d., 17 x 12in. (43.2 x 30.3cm.), slight wear (10)