Moso, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, c.1848 (colour woodblock print)

Six woodblock prints comprising: The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo V as Kezori Kuemon, woodblock print, published by Fujiokaya Hikotaro (Shogendo), 8th month 1840 Three woodblock prints from the series Nijushi-ko doji kagami [Twenty Four Paragons of Filial Piety for Children]: Moso walking through the snow carrying a hoe, to collect bamboo shoots to make soup for his mother, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, circa 1843 Taishun hoeing a field with the help of elephants and a flock of sparrows, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, circa 1843 Kakkyo and his wife unearthing a pot of gold in the hole they were digging in order to bury their infant son, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, circa 1843 Two prints from the series Morokoshi nijushi ko [The Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China]: Taishun, [Shun the Great], signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, circa 1848 Moso, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, circa 1848 The first vertical oban (35.1 x 24.6cm.) The second horizontal oban (24 x 35.8cm.) The third horizontal oban (24 x 35.8cm.) The fourth horizontal oban (24 x 36cm.) The fifth vertical chuban (24.7 x 17.2cm.) The sixth vertical chuban (24.2 18.2cm.)