KAWANOBE KYOSAI (1831-1889)

Edo period (1615-1868), 1863-1866

Edo period (1615-1868), 1863-1866
A set of 13 yotsugiri tate-e prints; the first entitled Ato no matsuri, sawaranukami ni tatari nashi (A Day Late for the Festival: No Curse from the God You Don't Touch); the second entitled Irimame ni hana ga saku, tonari no senki o zutsu ni yamu (Flowers Sprouting from Dried Beans, Getting a Headache from Worrying about Your Neighbor's Digestion); the third entitled Haifuki kara daija (A Serpent Comes Out of the Ash Container), each signed Seisei Kyosai; the forth entitled Hato ni sanshi no rei ari, karasu ni hanpo no ko ari (Even pigeons roost at different heights according to seniority; even crows show filial piety when the young feed their parents), signed Seisei Kyosai ga; the fifth entitled Amida no hikari mo kane shidai, Ruriko nyorai, Shojiki no kobe ni kami yadoru (The Blessings of the Buddha Are in Proportion to the Offerings, A God Lives in the Head of an Honest Person), Seisei Kyosai giga; the sixth entitled Saka nikuruma, sendo ooku shite yama e Noboru (Wheels on a Slope: Many Sailors Climb a Mountain), signed Kyosai giga; the seventh entitled Ushi wa ushizure, tanabata no koibito, Tenjin-sama to Kidomaru (Ozen Prefer the Company of Oxen, Botange Shohaku,the lovers of the Tanabata Festival, Sugawara Michizane and Kodomaru), signed Kyosai shujin; the eighth entitled Chochin ni tsurigane, Sannin sureba Monsu no chie (A Bell Hanging from a Lantern, Three People Together Are as Wise as the Bodhisattva Monju), unsigned; the nineth entitled Kareki no hana, inu no Kawabata (Flower on a Withered Tree, Strolling Like a Dog on the Riverbank), signed Seiseijin Kyosai; the tenth entitled Teishu no suki na akaeboshi, konnyakuno yurei (The Husband's Beloved Red Hat, Shaking Like the Ghost of the Potato Jelly), signed Seisei Kyosai rakuga; the 11th entitled Atama kakushite, shiri kakusazu (Hiding the Head But Not the Butt), signed Kyosai; the 12th entitled Nikumare mono yo ni habakaru, u no mane suru karasu (Hateful Things Are Feared by the World, A Crow Imitating a Cormorant, signed Kyosai tawamure; the last entitled Mi no naru ki wa hana kara shireru, inu to saru (The Fruit of the Tree Is Known from Its Flowers, Fighting Like Dogs and Monkeys, signed Oju Seisei Kyosai (13)
7 3/16 x 4 3/4in (18.4 x 12.1cm) each approximately