JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART 23 march 2022

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LILIAN MAY MILLER (1895-1943)
The Drum Tower - Ieyasu Temple - Nikko
Showa era (1926-1989), 1935
A large color vertical woodblock print of a large tree in the
foreground and part of a drum tower in the midground, dated 1935,
signed Lilan Miller, and sealed with artist’s seal
With two paper tags signed by the artist and noting that this print is
an artist’s proof
15 3/4 x 9 1/2in (39.8 x 24.1cm)
$800 - 1,200
Lilian May Miller was the daughter of an American diplomat who was
born in Tokyo. She lived throughout East Asia, and took part of her
education in the United States. She practiced oil painting, watercolor
painting, book illustrations, photography, and printing, and trained in
Japan in traditional painting styles and techniques.
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PAUL JACOULET (1902-1960)
One large horizontal print and one large vertical print
Showa era (1926-1989), 1948
The first, entitled Fumees de Santal. Mandchoukuo (Sandalwood
Smoke), carved by Maeda Kentaro, printed by Uchikawa Matashiro,
mitsu tomoe seal, with edition number 229/250 on verso; the
second, entitled Longevite. Coree-Moppo (Longevity. Moppo,
Korea), carved by Maeda Kentaro, printed by Ogawa Fusakichi,
peach seal, with edition number 210/350 on verso; both signed in
pencil Paul Jacoulet (2)
The first, 14 x 18 5/8in (35.6 x 47.3cm), the second, 18 1/2 x 14
1/4in (47 x 36.2cm)
$1,000 - 1,500
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