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Thu, Apr 28, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 338

Two Framed Japanese Woodblock Prints

Estimate: $100 - $200

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

Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815), Minami eki no kei (A Scene of the Southern Station), from the series Tosei yuri bijin awase (Contest of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters), oban tate-e, sight 16 x 11 in.; Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792), Sumo Games at Ryogoku Attracting a Large Crowd, signed "Katsukawa Shunsho ga" in right margin, 20th century reprint, oban yoko-e, sight 9-3/4 x 13-5/8 in.; both framed, largest 16-3/4 x 20-3/4 in.

Provenance: Private Collection

Condition

not examined out of frames; Kiyonaga print heavily toned; frames with light wear and abrasions