A collection of eleven colour woodblock prints depicting portraits of actors by Kunichika and the Utagawa school artist

Description:

Japan, 19th century
35,2 x 24,2 cm/ 18,6 x 12,4 cm/ 26 x 18,8 cm
Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900): 1) Ōban. Title: "Kijin Omatsu" from the series "A Comparison of Actors and Rakugo" (Haiyū rakugo atari kurabe). Depicted are the female ringleader of thieves, Kijin no Omatsu, and the Kabuki actor Bandō Mitsugorō. Mounted. 2) Two miniature portraits of Kabuki performers. Book pages. Signature: Kunichika hitsu. Publisher: Monimoto. 3) Two heroic figures: Umeōmaru and the dragon, and Momotarō and Oni. Book pages. / Utagawa School artist: 4) Five portraits of Kabuki actors. Chūban. Some with silver powder pigments. Signature: Yoshi(ori?) ga.
From an old German private collection, acquired before 2007 - Signs of age, minimal wear, partly trimmed at the edges, with passe-partouts