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Lot 343

TWO ORIGINAL JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
EDO PERIOD (1603-1867), EARLY 19TH CENTURY

The first by Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806), a seated Bijin (beauty) tuning her Shamisen, her notebook open and the instrument storage box sitting behind, Aiban size Yoko-e. With a dealer's stamp of Hayashi Tadamasa (1853-1906) c.1800, the other by Kitagawa Utamaro II, rare original print from the series "River Views of Six Tama Rivers", Aiban size Tate-e, published by Yamaguchiya Tobei circa 1820's
The largest 34.5cm high, 23cm wide

Estimate $700 - $1,000

Unsold

The larger of the prints with some worm hole damage towards the top and another towards the bottom, no visible repairs and tabs of adhesive on the top sections verso. The small print has traces of adhesive to the rear corners
with no visible repairs or damage but with minor some creasing.



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Asian Works of Art

AUCTION
Sale: LJ8690
6:00pm - 24 July 2023
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141

VIEWING
Friday 21 - Sunday 23 July, 10am - 4pm
333 Malvern Road, South Yarra VIC

CONTACT
Carl Wantrup
asianart@leonardjoel.com.au


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