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FOUR WOODBLOCK PRINTS
TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI & YOSHIIKU
Four prints from the series, 'Eimei nijuhasshuku', Twenty-Eight Famous Murders with Verse. The first, Yurugi Sogen with a head on a go board; the second, Enjo Kihachiro fallen at the foot of a statue; the third, Enjo Kihachiro fallen at the foot of a statue. The forth, Enjo Jizaemon by Yoshiiku. Comprising twenty eight prints in total (14 completed each by Yoshitoshi & Yoshiiku), this series dates from early in Yoshitoshi's career, when he was about twenty-seven, two decades before his well-known masterpieces were completed. The series is the well known example of Muzan-e or (Brutal Pictures).
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Each 36cm high, 24cm wide
Sold for $800
Lot 475
TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI & YOSHIIKU
Four prints from the series, 'Eimei nijuhasshuku', Twenty-Eight Famous Murders with Verse. The first, Yurugi Sogen with a head on a go board; the second, Enjo Kihachiro fallen at the foot of a statue; the third, Enjo Kihachiro fallen at the foot of a statue. The forth, Enjo Jizaemon by Yoshiiku. Comprising twenty eight prints in total (14 completed each by Yoshitoshi & Yoshiiku), this series dates from early in Yoshitoshi's career, when he was about twenty-seven, two decades before his well-known masterpieces were completed. The series is the well known example of Muzan-e or (Brutal Pictures).
VIEW IN SYDNEY
Each 36cm high, 24cm wide
Estimate $1,000 - $1,200
Asian Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8261
6:30pm - 8 October 2018
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
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PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS AUCTION WILL TAKE PLACE AT 6.30PM AUSTRALIAN EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
asianart@leonardjoel.com.au
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