Lot 339
TORII KIYOSADA (1844-1901) & TORII KIYOTADA VII (1875-1941)
COMPLETE SET OF JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS FROM THE KABUKI JUHACHIBAN, MEIJI PERIOD
Auction: 06 November 2026 from 10:00 GMT
Description
明治 忠清（鳥居清貞）及七代目鳥居清忠 《歌舞伎十八番》、《歌舞伎十八番 目錄》及《劇雅堂随筆》 木刻版畫 一組二十三幀
comprising: a complete set of prints from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki juhachiban), of which three prints each with one extra sheet, together with one Contents Page (Mokuroku) for the above series, and one Gekikadô Zuihitsu (23)
Dimensions
approx. 40cm x 29cm each
Provenance
Collection of the late Professor Malcolm Budd (1941-2026), thence by direct descent. Professor Budd was a distinguished philosopher of aesthetics.
已故Malcolm Budd教授（1941–2026）舊藏，後家族遞藏。Malcolm Budd教授為享負盛譽的美學哲學家。
Footnote
The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki juhachiban) include:
Just a Minute! (Shibaraku): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Kamakura Gongorô Kagemasa, with an actor from the past as the Prince (Shinnô)「歌舞伎十八 番暫」「鎌倉権五郎影政 九世市川団十郎」「新王」Two of Tweezers (Kenuki): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Kumedera Danjô「歌舞伎十八番 毛抜」「粂寺弾正 九世市川団十郎」（二幀）Narukami: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Narukami Shônin, with an actor from the past as Taema-hime「歌舞伎十八番 鳴神」「鳴神上人 九世市川団十郎」「當麻姫」Two of The Demon Repeller (Oshimodoshi): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Aotake Gorô「歌舞伎十八番 押戻シ」「青竹五郎 九世市川団十郎」（二幀）Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as the Ghost of Kagekiyo (Kagekiyo bôkon) in Gedatsu「歌舞伎十八番 解脱」「景清亡魂 九世市川団十郎」Jealousy (Uwanari): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Teruhi no Miko, with an actor from the past as Kishô「歌舞伎十八番 嫐」「照日の神子 九世市川団十郎」「吉聖」The Chinese General Guan Yu (Kan'u): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Juteikô Kan'u「歌舞伎十八番 関羽」「寿帝公関羽 九世市川団十郎」The Subscription List (Kanjinchô): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Musashibô Benkei, with an actor from the past as Togashi「歌舞伎十八番 勧進帳」「武蔵坊弁慶 九世市川団十郎」「富樫」Two Pulling the Elephant (Zôbiki): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Yamanoue Gennaizaemon, with an actor from the past as Suzuka no Ôji「歌舞伎十八番 象引」「山上源内左衛門 九世市川団十郎」「鈴鹿の王子」Kagekiyo: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Kazusa Akushichibyôe, with an actor from the past as Shigetada「歌舞伎十八番 景清」「上総悪七兵衛景清 九世市川団十郎」「重忠」Sukeroku: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Hanakawado Agemaki's Sukeroku, with an actor from the past as Ikyû「歌舞伎十八番 助六」「花川戸揚巻ノ助六 九世市川団十郎」「意九」Sharpening the Arrow (Yanone): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Soga Gorô Tokimune「歌舞伎十八番 矢の根」「曽我五郎時宗 九世市川団十郎」Two of Fudô: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Narita-san Fudô Myôô「歌舞伎十八番 不動」「成田山不動明王 九世市川団十郎」（二幀）Seven Masks (Nanatsumen): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Kakoyo Akaemon, with Hakuen VII (Ichikawa Danjûrô VII)「歌舞伎十八番 七つ面」「賀古屋赤右衛門 九世市川団十郎」「七代目白猿」（七代目市川団十郎）Fuwa: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Fuwa Banzaemon, with an actor from the past as Nagoya Sanza「歌舞伎十八番 不破」「不破伴左衛門 九世市川団十郎」「名古屋」The Snake WIllow (Ja yanagi): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Suhama Sôzu, with an actor from the past as Kûkai「歌舞伎十八番 蛇柳」「州浜僧都 九世市川団十郎」「空海」Beard and Sickle (Kamahige): Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Sōma Masakado, with an actor from the past as Tawara Tōda「歌舞伎十八番 鎌髯」「相馬将門 九世市川団十郎」「俵藤太」The Medicine Peddler (Uiro): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Toraya Tôkichi「歌舞伎十八番 外郎」「虎屋東吉 九世市川団十郎」Compare to a set of sixteen from the same series, sold at Sotheby's Paris, 20 April 2022, lot 292.