JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART 23 march 2022

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PAUL JACOULET (1902-1960)
Four large vertical prints
Showa era (1926-1989), 1940-1948
The first, entitled L’Homme accroupi. Chinois (The Squatting Man.
Chinese), carved by Maeda Kentaro, printed by Fujii Shunosuke, owl
seal, with edition number 18/250 on verso; the second, Le Betel
“Yap” (The Betel Nut Boy, Yap), carved by Maeda Kentaro, printed
by Uchikawa Matashiro, boat seal, with edition number 255/350 on
verso; the third, LE NID “Coree” (The Nest. Korea), carved by Maeda
Kentaro, printed by Ogawa Fusakichi, sparrow seal, with edition
number 123/350 on verso; the fourth, La Soupe aux Huitres. Chinois
(Oyster Stew. Chinese), carved by Maeda Kentaro, printed by Ogawa
Fusakichi, peach seal, with edition number 243/350 on verso; all
signed in pencil Paul Jacoulet (4)
The first, and largest, 18 7/8 x 14 1/4in (47.9 x 36.3cm)
$1,200 - 1,800
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