Sunday, August 20, 2023
LOT #114

Japanese Woodblock Print Assortment

(8) oban size items including Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849) “Tago Bay near Ejiri” from the series “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” and (7) prints by Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858) including “Kii Province / Waka-no-ura” from the “Famous Places in the 60-odd Provinces” series, “Fireworks at Ryogoku Bridge” from the “Famous Places of the Eastern Capital” series and (5) prints from the series “Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido” including “Daimyo Procession”, “Fukuroi (Open-air Teahouse)”, “Numazu in the Evening Twilight”, “Nissaka (Sayo Mountain Pass)” and “Sakanoshito (The Thowing Away)”, all in paper mats and unframed

Estimate: $400 - $600

Hammer Price: $24,000

Dimensions: Height: 14 1/2 inches, Width: 10 inches (each, average); Frame Height: 23 inches, Frame Width: 16 1/2 inches

Condition: Good, all but "Kii Province / Waka-no-ura" adhered at top corners to backing papers, torn corner, light soil, creasing and insect perforations to "Kii Province / Waka-no-ura", "Fireworks at Ryogoku Bridge" having light soil, light surface abrasions, fraying at edge upper right and on a board having C.A. Fricke Collection stamp giving information on a different print, "Daimyo Procession" having toning and light soil, "Numazu" and "Fukuroi (Open-air) Teahouse" having light soil, "Numazu" having vertical central crease, "Sakanoshito" trimmed to image on left and right edges, having light soil and central vertical crease

Disclaimers: not examined out of mats

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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%), Wisconsin (5.500%)

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