Set of 18 oban-sized prints comprising: - Ryûsai Shigeharu: Actor Arashi Rikan II in the role of the spirit of Hôkaibô. - Utagawa Hiroshige: two prints from the ‘Illustrations of Loyalty and Vengeance’ series, ‘The Tale of Jiraiya’ / ‘The God of Hikosan’; the right-hand panel of a triptych depicting Prince Genji at Suma; Tamiya Botaro tugging at the sleeve of his nanny Otsuji’s kimono. - Kikugawa Eizan: part of a triptych depicting the courtesan Matsushima of Matsubaya. - Utagawa Kunisada: Chapter 39, depicting Yûgiri, from the ‘Enduring Feelings’ series of the late Genji collection; the central panel of a triptych illustrating the flourishing trade on the Jewel River; the left panel of a triptych depicting the actors Onoe Kikugorô IV in the role of Kôshitsu Sadataka, and Sawamura Tanosuke III in the role of Hinadori; a print titled ‘The Chushuntei Restaurant’; the right-hand panel of a triptych depicting famous nobles, generals and retainers, with the number of years prior to Kaei 4 (1851); the left-hand panel of a triptych depicting the view of Sagano, from the ‘Genji in Fashion’ series; the left-hand panel of a triptych depicting cherry trees in full bloom on the banks of the River Sumida; a courtesan with a fan observing a hen and her chick. - Utagawa Kuniyoshi: Military commander Imai Shiro Kanehira on horseback. - Yoshifuji: the right-hand panel of a triptych depicting the actor Sawamura Chôjûrô V in the role of Kudô Suketsune - Utagawa Yoshitora: the samurai Handa - Utagawa Kunisada II: portrait of an actor