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Thu, Jun 17, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 255

Group of Three 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

(20th century)

three sailing woodblock prints: one by Kobayashi Eijiro (1870-1946), High Bridge at Night, artist's seal lower left,ÿoban tate-e, sight 9-1/2 x 6-3/4 in.; one by Suzuki Kason (1860-1919), Evening at Kominato Harbor, artist's signature lower left,ÿoban yoko-e, sight 8 x 13 in.; one by Yoshimune Arai (1873-1945), Two Boats in the Moonlight, artist's seal lower right,ÿoban tate-e, sight 9-3/4 x 7-1/4 in.; modern frames, largest 13-1/2 x 18 in.

Provenance: Lifetime Collection of a Kentucky Lady

Condition

not examined out of frames, some light to moderate toning and staining throughout; Two Boats in Moonlight with some toning lines at left; Kominato Harbor with two water stains at lower edge; frames with light wear and abrasions