JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART 23 march 2022

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KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806),
TORII KIYONAGA (1752-1815),
KATSUKAWA SHUNKO (1743-1812),
AND OTHERS
Eight woodblock prints
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Seven oban tate-e prints comprising
one sheet of a polyptych depicting three
courtesans and a gentleman on a veranda,
signed Utamaro hitsu; one sheet of a
polyptych depicting three beauties looking
out into a wintery garden, signed Kiyonaga
ga; one sheet of a polyptych depicting
a group of women in a pleasure house,
signed Shunko ga; a beauty from the
series Shokoku meisho zusho (Famous
Views of the Provinces Illustrated), signed
Kuniyoshi ga; a standing beauty from
the series Bijin awase, signed Kochoro
Kunisada ga; Suruga Miho (Miho in Suruga
Province), from the series Honcho Fukei
Bijin Kurabe (Beauties Compared with
Scenic Spots of Our Country), signed
Kochoro Kunisada ga, published by
Sanoya Kihei; a bird’s-eye view of a large
villa with banners flying in celebration of
Boys’ Day, signed Shun’ei ga; an oban
yoko-e depicting two samurai (8)
15 3/8 x 10 1/8in (39 x 25.7cm), the largest
$1,000 - 1,500
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KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Three woodblock prints
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1806 and
1802
Comprising two oban yoko-e prints from
the series Kanadehon Chushingura (The
Stoehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer),
entitled Kudanme (Act 9), and Godanme
(Act 5), each unsigned, published by
Tsuruya Kinsuke; a chuban tate-e print
from the series Mitate nijushiko (Parodies
of the 24 Paragons of Filial Piety),
depicting a courtesan nursing Fukurokuju
in a parody of Saishi (Cui She), signed
Gakyojin Hokusai ga (3)
10 1/4 x 15in (26 x 38.1cm); 9 1/4 x 7in
(23.5 x 17.8cm)
$1,200 - 1,800
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KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Twelve oban yoko-e shunga prints
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1812
Each from the series Ehon tsuhi no
hinagata (Picture-Book Models of Couples)
in six designs, each unsigned (12)
9 5/8 x 14 1/16in (24.3 x 35.7cm) the
smallest
10 1/8 x 15in (25.7 x 38cm) the largest
$2,000 - 3,000
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