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5137 - 5257     FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS AND ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

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72 5137 Akamatsu 1878 1953 72 5137 Akamatsu 1878 1953
72/5137 Akamatsu (1878-1953). (Streetscene Kyoto). Col. woodcut from the series Hanshin meisho zue, 29x18,5 cm., signed and sealed.
€ (150-250)
72 5138 Anonymous 18th cent ? 72 5138 Anonymous 18th cent ?
72/5138 Anonymous (18th cent.?). "De geluksgod Fuku-Roku-Ju." Watercolour, 23x27 cm., title on verso frame, framed.

- Trifle foxed.

€ (100-150)
72 5139 Anonymous 18th/ 19th cent 72 5139 Anonymous 18th/ 19th cent
72/5139 Anonymous (18th/ 19th cent.). (A gathering of important people near a temple). Reverse glass painting, Chinese, ±60x79 cm., framed.

- Numerous flakes spots; a few cracks in the glass. Small ticket on verso of frame w. Chinese script in pen and ink (unread).

= Remarkable scene. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXVII.

€ (300-500)
72 5140 Anonymous 18th/ 19th cent 72 5140 Anonymous 18th/ 19th cent
72/5140 Anonymous (18th/ 19th cent). (Warrior fending off a demon with an object (mirror?)). Drawing, brush and (washed) ink, 16x25,4 cm., caption unread.

= The warrior perhaps uses an ungaikyô, a spirited mirror, which could catch demons.

€ (100-150) 120
72 5141 Anonymous 19th cent 72 5141 Anonymous 19th cent
72/5141 Anonymous (19th cent.). (All kinds of sea life). Col. woodcut ôban

- Doubled.; closed wormhole in lower left corner.

= Decorative print with various species of fishes, shellfish, shells and cephalopods.

€ (60-80) 400
72 5142 Anonymous 19th cent 72 5142 Anonymous 19th cent
72 5142 Anonymous 19th cent 72 5142 Anonymous 19th cent
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72/5142 Anonymous (19th cent.). (Attributes for Japanese soldiers). Handscroll, num. drawings in brush and ink on 60 joined leaves, total size: 25x1080 cm., rolled.

= Interesting scroll with drawings showing the various parts of a soldier's uniform and his armour and weapons, as well as flags, banners and other accoutrements. Rare, nothing comparable traced.

€ (350-450) 350
72 5143 Anonymous 19th cent 72 5143 Anonymous 19th cent
72 5143 Anonymous 19th cent 72 5143 Anonymous 19th cent
72/5143 Anonymous (19th cent.). (A samurai on horseback striking another samurai in his heart with a bow and arrow). (A hunter and a kneeling gatherer conversing between reeds). Two drawings, brush and pen and ink, both ±15x18 cm.
€ (70-90)
72 5144 Anonymous 19th cent 72 5144 Anonymous 19th cent
72 5144 Anonymous 19th cent 72 5144 Anonymous 19th cent
72/5144 Anonymous (19th cent.). (Studies of birds). Drawing, brush and grey wash, 26,5x37,5 cm., framed.

- Brown soiling.

AND 1 other gouache of three pigeons, probably Japanese school, 20th cent., signature and stamps unread, also framed.

€ (50-70)
72 5145 Anonymous 19th cent 72 5145 Anonymous 19th cent
72/5145 Anonymous (19th cent.). (Two flower buds in a bag). Drawing, brush and colour ink, 23x22 cm., w. censor seal(?).
€ (80-100)
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72 5146 Anonymous 19th cent ? 72 5146 Anonymous 19th cent ?
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72 5146 Anonymous 19th cent ? 72 5146 Anonymous 19th cent ?
72 5146 Anonymous 19th cent ? 72 5146 Anonymous 19th cent ?
72/5146 Anonymous (19th cent.?). (Four men fleeing from a warrior monk on horseback). Drawing, brush, ink and watercolour, 24x68 cm.

- Some foxing; vertical crease strengthened on verso w. tape.

AND 5 others, incl. 2 chinese export watercolours (poor condition), showing a noble man with his servant.

€ (60-80)
72 5147 Anonymous late 19th cent 72 5147 Anonymous late 19th cent
72 5147 Anonymous late 19th cent 72 5147 Anonymous late 19th cent
72 5147 Anonymous late 19th cent 72 5147 Anonymous late 19th cent
72/5147 Anonymous (late 19th cent.). (Bird perched on a branch). (View of a house in an mountainous landscape). (View of a house near a stream). Three watercolours by the same artist, signed w. artist's stamp in black and red (unread), 31,5x8,5/ 30,3x8,5/ 22,7x7 cm.

- All with horizontal fold.

€ (60-80)
72 5148 Anonymous late 19th cent 72 5148 Anonymous late 19th cent
72/5148 Anonymous (late 19th cent.). (Crane, with surrounding studies of feather patterns). Watercolour, 33x25,5 cm., on Japanese, attractively framed.

= SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXVI.

€ (300-500) 300
72 5149 Anonymous late 19th/ early 20th cent 72 5149 Anonymous late 19th/ early 20th cent
72/5149 Anonymous (late 19th/ early 20th cent.). (Carp jumping from the water). Drawing, brush and watercolour, 26,5x10,5 cm., signed and titled (?).

- One horizontal yellowed fold.

€ (60-80)
72 5150 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent 72 5150 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent
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72/5150 Anonymous (1st half 20th cent.). Album with 22 double-p. watercolours, 1931, (4)p. w. manuscript text in brush and ink, watercolours each 24x36 cm., most with artist's seal, bound as blockbook, orig. dec. light brown silk w. silk title-strip on frontcover, a.e.g.

- Occas. sl. foxed. Small moth-eaten spot on backcover. Otherwise fine.

= I.a. drawings of a moored ship; a group of 6 deer on a grassy patch; two houses in front of a high mountain; fishermen and women selling their catch on the beach and various landscapes.

Anonymous (1st half 20th cent.). Album with 12 double-p. watercolours, 1934, (2)p. w. manuscript text in brush and ink, watercolours each 24x36 cm., most w. artist's seal, bound as a blockbook, orig. dec. light brown silk w. white silk title-strip, a.e.g.

= Some names: Masayoshi and Kakuyu; some subjects: a seated lady with a pine tree branch in her hand; a bird on a branch with red berries; two turned-over mushrooms with 2 yellow leaves; a sketch of a monk seated in front of a fire. Attractive album.

€ (60-80) 70
72 5151 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent 72 5151 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent
72 5151 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent 72 5151 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent
72/5151 Anonymous (1st half 20th cent.). (Two herons, one wading in the water below a flowering branch, the other taking off from a branch). (A heron standing near a bamboo plant, a smaller bird flying towards the top of the bamboo plant). Two embroideries in coloured silk thread, both 121x45 cm. (total size), framed uniformly.

- Both laid down.

€ (80-100)
72 5152 Aoi Sokyo 1769 1859 72 5152 Aoi Sokyo 1769 1859
72 5152 Aoi Sokyo 1769 1859 72 5152 Aoi Sokyo 1769 1859
72 5152 Aoi Sokyo 1769 1859 72 5152 Aoi Sokyo 1769 1859
72/5152 Aoi Sokyo (1769-1859). (A pleasant boat ride). (A gallant man helping a woman on a step). (Three musicians). Three woodcut hanshi-bon from Kishi Empu (Mr Aoi's Chronicle of Charm).
€ (60-80)
72 5153 Bairei 1844 1895 72 5153 Bairei 1844 1895
72 5153 Bairei 1844 1895 72 5153 Bairei 1844 1895
72/5153 Bairei (1844-1895). (Ducks in the snow). (Playing sparrows). Two col. woodcut hansi-bon on two attached lvs., 1882-1885, from the e-hon Bairei Hyakucho Gafu (Album of 100 birds), w. artist's seal.
€ (70-90) 80
72 5154 Bairei 1844 1895 in the style of/ after 72 5154 Bairei 1844 1895 in the style of/ after
72/5154 Bairei (1844-1895) (in the style of/ after). (Sparrows fighting and a small bird spotting a butterfly). Drawing, pen and ink and watercolour, 15,4x9,1 cm.
€ (60-80)
72/5155 Buddhist iconography 72/5155 Buddhist iconography
72/5155 (Buddhist iconography). Ehon, 19th cent., 4 vols., text vol. and 3 plate vols., num. woodcut ills., orig. unif. wr.

- Binding cords of 3 vols. broken.

= Title unread. Perhaps a reference work for artists, showing all kinds of buddhist deities, demons and other symbols.

€ (100-150) 100
72 5156 Chikanobu 1838 1912 72 5156 Chikanobu 1838 1912
72/5156 Chikanobu (1838-1912). (Three actors in an unidentified scene). Col. woodcut ôban triptych (leaves attached), signed Yôshû Chikanobu w. toshidama seal.

- Some false folds.

€ (80-100) 90
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