Princess Competition Futaba Picture Book (姫競双葉絵双紙) & A...

1) Himekurabe Futabae Zōshi (Princess Competition Futaba Picture Book) 姫競双葉絵双紙（ひめくらべふたばえぞうし） "Daughter Okoma travels to Tokyo; Kikujiro's son, Onoue Taganojō" Actor Kataoka Gado 片岡我童 by : Utagawa Yoshitaki 歌川 芳滝 (1841 - 1899) right sheet of a triptych period : January, Meiji 5 (1872) 明治05 size : 24.5 x 17 cm condition good (back fitted with an extra panel for reinforcement) 2) A Legend of One Hundred Heroes (百勇高名伝」「武智光秀) Takechi Mitsuhide 武智光秀 by : Utagawa Hirosada 小西 廣貞 (1819 - 1863) period : Edo period 1849 江戸期 size : 24.5 x 17 cm condition good (back fitted with an extra panel for reinforcement) Utagawa Yoshitaki 歌川 芳滝 (1841 - 1899) who is also known as Ichiyōsai Yoshitaki (一養斎 芳滝), was a Japanese designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints who was active in both Edo (Tokyo) and Osaka. Utagawa Hirosada 小西 廣貞 (1819 - 1863) was the most prolific Osaka-based designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints during the late Edo period, he specialized in yakusha-e actor prints and for his many ōkubi-e portraits of the leading actors on the Osaka kabuki stage during his day.

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