Lot 1: Nishimura Shigenaga (1697-1756)

Minamoto no Yorinobu umiwatashi no zu (Minamoto no Yorinobu crossing the sea) A kneeling retainer explains that he has found a shallow passage through the sea, signed Senkado Nishimura Shigenaga hitsu and published by Izutsuya San'emon--good impressi [...more]

Lot 2: Okumura Masanobu (1686-1764)

Shin Yoshiwara daimonguchi uki-e kongen (Original perspective picture of the entrance of the great gate to the Shin Yoshiwara) Oversized sumizuri-e with applied color, signed Hogetsudo Okumura bunkaku Masanobu shohitsu, gourd seal Tanshosai, publishe [...more]

Lot 2A: Ishikawa Toyonobu (1711-1785)

Two boys wrestling and two cocks preparing to fight, a benizuri-e signed Tanjodo Ishikawa Shuha Toyonobu zu and sealed Ishikawa uji and Toyonobu, published by Urokogataya Magobei--moderately good impression, good color, stains and soil, small tears r [...more]

Lot 3: Okumura Masanobu

Lot 4: Nishimura Shigenaga