JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART 23 march 2022

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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Three yotsugiri prints, and one chu-tanzaku print
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1830-1846
The yotsugiri prints comprising a sparrow and wisteria, a sparrow
and irises, and a bird in flight among blossoming cherry, each
signed Hiroshige ga and sealed Utagawa; the chu-tanzaku depicting a
pair of Miyakodori (Oyster-catchers), reeds, and falling cherry blossoms,
signed Hiroshige ga and sealed Hiro in katakana script (4)
4 5/8 x 6 7/8in (11.7 x 17.5cm) each approximately
13 1/4 x 4 1/2in (33.6 x 11.4cm)
$1,500 - 2,500
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571
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE I (1797–1858)
Six oban tate-e prints
Edo period (1615-1868), 1857
The six prints of the Shokoku Mutamagawa (Six Jewel Rivers of Various
Provinces) series, each print named for a river in different provinces of
Japan and containing calligraphy of a poem from classic anthologies
of Japanese poetry, the rivers depicted being: Omi Noji (Noji in Omi
Province); Yamashiro Ide (Ide in Yamashiro Province); Kii Koya (Koya
in Kii Province); Mutsu Noda (Noda in Mutsu Province); Settsu Kinuta
(Kinuta in Settsu Province); and Musashi Chofu (Chofu in Musashi
Province); each signed Hiroshige ga, all published by Maruya Kyushiro
(6)
13 1/2 x 9 3/8in (34.4 x 23.8cm) each approximately
$4,000 - 6,000
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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Edo period (1615-1868), 1857
An oban tate-e print entitled Kii Koya (The Koya Jewel River in Kii
Province), from the series Shokoku Mutamagawa (Six Jewel Rivers in
Various Provinces), signed Hiroshige ga, published by Maruya Kyushiro,
with censor’s seal aratame
14 1/2 x 9 7/8in (36.8 x 25cm)
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$800 - 1,200
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