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Asian and Emporium Auction

Fri, Jan 15, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 112

Five Contemporary Japanese Woodblock Prints

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Shiro Kasamatsu (1898-1991), The Great Lantern of the Senso Temple, Asakusa, artist signature and seal lower right, Watanabe seal lower left, oban tate-e, sheet 15-1/4 x 10-1/4 in.; Shuho Yamakawa (1898-1944), Beauty and the Full Moon, artist's signature and seal upper right, oban tate-e, sheet 14-7/8 x 9-1/2 in.; Ito Sozan (fl. 1919-1926), Black Birds, artist's signature and seal lower left, sheet 10 x 6-3/4 in.; Senso-ji Temple at Asakusa, 15-1/4 x 10-7/8 in.; all unframed; Shunsen Natori (1886-1960), Matsumoto Koshiro as The White Bearded Ikkyu, artist's signature and seal, mica ground, sight 14-3/8 x 9-5/8 in.; framed, 18-3/4 x 13-1/2 in. - Provenance: Lifetime Collection of a Kentucky Lady

Condition

Great Lantern hinged in on paper jacket; Black Birds tacked in at top right corner on mat, light toning; Beauty with some toning and creasing, especially to edges; Senso-ji tacked in on mat at lower right corner, loss to upper right corner, mat with significant losses at corners; Matsumoto not examined out of frame, some losses to mica; frame with light wear and abrasions
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