JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART 23 march 2022

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UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1864)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1813
An oban tate-e print triptych depicting Minamoto
no Yorimasa, Ii no Hayata, and Choshichisho slaying
the nue, each sheet signed Kunisada ga, published by
Kawaguchiya Uhei (3)
14 3/4 x 10in (37.3 x 25.3cm) approximately, each sheet
$1,200 - 1,800
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UTAGAWA KUNISADA I (TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1864)
Five oban tate-e print diptychs
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1857-1859
All five from the series Genji goshu yojo (Lasting
Impressions of a Late Genji Collection), the first, Dai
ju-hachi no maki, Matsukaze (Vol. 18, Matsukaze),
carved by Sugawa Sennosuke, published by
Wakasaya Yoichi; the second, Dai nana no maki,
Momiji no ga (Vol. 7, Momiji no Ga), carved by
Yokokawa Takejiro, published by Hayashiya
Shogoro; the third, Dai ju-rokkan, Sekiya (Vol. 16,
Sekiya), published by Wakasaya Yoichi; the fourth,
Yonju-nikan, Niou no Miya (Vol. 42, Niou no Miya),
carved by Yokokawa Takejiro, published by Ebisuya
Shoshichi; the fifth, Dai niju-nana no maki, Kagaribi
(Volume 27, Kagaribi), published by Wakasaya
Yoichi; each signed Toyokuni ga (5)
14 1/2 x 20in (36.9 x 50.8cm) each diptych
approximately
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$2,000 - 3,000
The title of this series in Japanese is a pun:
phonetically, Genji goshu yojo is very similar to Genji
gojuyon (the phrase which refers to the 54 chapters
in the story The Tale of Genji). The title in English has
also been translated to “Lingering Sentiments of a
Late Collection of Genji.” The publisher of some of the
prints, Totoya Eikichi, can also be read as Uoya Eikichi.
545
UTAGAWA KUNISADA I (TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1864)
Five oban tate-e print diptychs
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1857-58
All five from the series Genji goshu yojo (Lasting
Impressions of a Late Genji Collection); the first,
Dai sanju-ikkan, Otome (Vol. 31, Otome), published
by Totoya Eikichi; the second, Dai Goju-ikkan,
Ukifune (Vol. 51, Ukifune), published by Ebisuya
Shoshichi; the third, Sanju no maki, Fujibakama (Vol.
30, Fujibakama), published by Totoya Eikichi; the
fourth, Jusan no maki, Aoi (Vol. 13, Aoi), published
by Totoya Eikichi; the fifth, Dai ju-yonkan, Aoi (Vol.
14, Aoi), published by Totoya Eikichi; all carved by
Yokokawa Takejiro, and signed Toyokuni ga (5)
14 1/2 x 20in (36.9 x 50.8cm) each diptych
approximately
544
$2,000 - 3,000
See previous lot for more information on this series.
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