Edo period (1615-1868), 1847-1861 Comprising six oban tate-e print triptychs; the first from Genji monogatari (The Tale of Genji), 1856, published by Iseya Kanekichi, censor's seals aratame, mi shichi; the second entitled Hana Genji yoru no omokage (Genji Reflects on the Blossoms at Night), 1861, published by Omiya Kyujiro Kiyudo, censor's seal tori ni aratame; the third entitled Furyu Azuma Genji (Fashionable Eastern Genji), 1854, published by Maruya jinpachi (Marujin, Enjudo), censor's seals aratame, tora sho; each signed Toyokuni ga; Actors Bando Shuka I as Yoshimasa's besshitsu (Concubine) Fuji no kata, Ichikawa Kozo as Karaginu's ototo (Little Brother) Kimiyoshi (R), Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Ashikaga Jiro no kimi (C), Fujikawa Kayu III as Nikki's tsuma (Wife) Karaginu, and Nakamura Kamenojo I as musume (the Daughter) Murahagi (L), 1851, published by Sanoya Kihei Kikakudo, censor's seals Fuku, Muramatsu, signed Ichiyosai Toyokuni ga (on right and center sheets), Kochoro Toyokuni ga (on left sheet); the fifth entitled Okugoten yuraku no zu (Scenes of Amusements at Oku Palace), 1847-1852, published by Joshuya Kinzo, censor's seals Hama, Magome, signed Oju Toyokuni ga (right sheet), Kochoro Toyokuni ga (center sheet), Ichiyosai Toyokuni ga; the last entitled Nagasaki Maruyama, 1861, published by Moriya Jihei, censor's seal tori mi aratame, signed Toyokuni ga (right sheet only), and Hiroshige ga (left sheet only) (16) 14 5/8 x 10 1/8in (37 x 25.7cm) each approximately 14 x 29in (35.5 x 73.8cm, three sheets joint)