Sunday, August 21, 2022
LOT #105

Japanese Woodblock Print Assortment

(4) mid-19th century items including (3) by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864), all having printed signature lower right, including a diptych depicting actors Onoe Kigugoro (left) and Ichikawa Kodanji (right), “Prince Genji with his Servant Taking a Walk” and a Kabuki scene of a male and female figure; and an Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) center panel from the triptych “Moonlight at Takanawa” pulled from “Views of the Four Seasons at Famous Places in Edo”; all matted and framed

Estimate: $200 - $400

Hammer Price: $300

Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Dimensions: Height: 13 1/2 inches, Width: 19 inches (diptych sight)

Condition: Very Good, buckling; creases; toning; fading, especially to "Prince Genji"; (2) items loose in frames; wear to frames; Kabuki scene and "Moonlight" without glass or backing

Disclaimers: not examined out of the frames; please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

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Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)

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