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LOT #239
Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1865) "Battledore Portraits" Woodblock Print Assortment
(4) items from the series “Great Performances: Contemporary Battledores” published by Azumaya Daisuke in 1822, printed signature and kiwame censor seal; including portraits of actors in their signature roles printed in the shape of paddles, to be applied to “hagoita” battledores; uniformly matted and framed behind glass
Estimate: $800 - $1,000
Hammer Price: $550
Dimensions: Height: 14 1/2 inches, Width: 9 1/2 inches; Frame Height: 26 inches, Frame Width: 16 1/2 inches
Condition: Very Good, all having a horizontal crease at midpoint; (3) having repairs to worm holes, left of center within image and right of image just above center; occasional light smudges and stains; one having Western script en verso, visible through sheet lower right; light wear to frames
Disclaimers: not examined out of frames
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Sales Tax: Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)