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4313 - 4499     FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS AND ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL AND TRIBAL ARTS

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73 4313 Akisato Rito 73 4313 Akisato Rito
73 4313 Akisato Rito 73 4313 Akisato Rito
73/4313 Akisato Rito. Kisoji meisho zue. Ehon, Osaka, Kawachiya Tasuke a.o., Bunka 11 (1814), 1 vol. (of 7), 47 lvs., 15 (double-p.) woodcut ills. by NISHIMURA CHUWA, orig. cordbound wr. w. (partly worn off) hashira-title, large 8vo.

- Sl. wormholed and partly waterstained. Wr. sl. worn.

= The Pictorial Descriptions of Famous Places along the Nakasendo with views of towns and marketplaces along the Nakasendo river. Rare. Kerlen 873.

€ (100-150)
73 4314 Akisato Rito 73 4314 Akisato Rito
73 4314 Akisato Rito 73 4314 Akisato Rito
73/4314 Akisato Rito. Yamato meisho zue. Ehon, Osaka, Kawachiya Tasuke, Kansei 3 (1791), 1 vol. ( of 7), 52 lvs., 28 (double-p.) woodcut ills. by TAKEHARA SHUNCHOSAI NOBUSHIGE, orig. cordbound wr., large 8vo.

- Wormholed; brown stain in upper blank margin (burned?). Wrappers very worn.

= Famous views of the Yamamoto province. Rare. Kerlen 1856; Hillier p.563f.

€ (120-150)
73 4315 Anonymous 19th cent 73 4315 Anonymous 19th cent
73 4315 Anonymous 19th cent 73 4315 Anonymous 19th cent
73/4315 Anonymous (19th cent.). Album with 11 double-p. watercolour and brush drawings, ±1890, double-p. watercolours each 21,5x26,5 cm., w. artist's seal, bound as orihon, contemp. boards.

- Sl. wormholed. = Skillfull drawings of mountainous landscapes.

AND 1 similar 20th century album w. 10 watercolour drawings.

€ (70-90) 70
73 4316 Anonymous 19th cent 73 4316 Anonymous 19th cent
73/4316 Anonymous (19th cent.). "Hollandsche schip". Col. woodcut, 21,4x33 cm., titled in the block.

- Trimmed to the block. Otherwise fine.

= Anonymous Nagasaki-e used as the basis of several later woodcuts of Dutch ships (partly with the same misspelling of the word "Hollandsche" as "HOLLANDSⱭⱭE". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LII.

AND a restrike of a similar (larger) woodcut showing a Japanese sailing ship (32,8x45 cm.).

€ (400-600) 1000
73 4317 Anonymous 19th cent 73 4317 Anonymous 19th cent
73/4317 Anonymous (19th cent.). (Two flower buds in a bag). Drawing, brush and colour ink, 23x22 cm., w. censor seal(?), Japanese.
€ (40-60)
73 4318 Anonymous 2nd half 19th cent 73 4318 Anonymous 2nd half 19th cent
73/4318 Anonymous (2nd half 19th cent.). (View of a village amidst the hills). Fold. col. woodcut panorama, 35,2x48 cm., no publisher (unread), second half 19th cent., in orig. wr.

- One wormhole in image; chipped in upper margin.

AND 1 other anonymous col. woodcut: (A boat on a river) (col. woodcut view, 13,5x22 cm., with 3 attached leaves w. num. tinted woodcut flags and mon, total length 13,5x122 cm. Sl. worn on folds)

€ (80-100)
73 4319 Anonymous late 19th cent 73 4319 Anonymous late 19th cent
73 4319 Anonymous late 19th cent 73 4319 Anonymous late 19th cent
73 4319 Anonymous late 19th cent 73 4319 Anonymous late 19th cent
73 4319 Anonymous late 19th cent 73 4319 Anonymous late 19th cent
73 4319 Anonymous late 19th cent 73 4319 Anonymous late 19th cent
73 4319 Anonymous late 19th cent 73 4319 Anonymous late 19th cent
73 4319 Anonymous late 19th cent 73 4319 Anonymous late 19th cent
73/4319 Anonymous (late 19th cent.). (Night scene with a lady standing near a door with a lantern at her feet). Col. woodcut ôban, signature unread (possibly Shunei), unidentified red stamps in lower right corner and on verso.

= Modern restrike.

Koryûsai (act. 1764-1788). (Three ladies). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Koryûsai ga.

- Browned and sl. stained; horizontal fold. = Probably a later edition.

AND 6 others, i.a. KOGYO, (Actor in a No-play) (col. woodcut ôban, unsigned, publ. Tokyo, Daikokuyasai) and HIROSHIGE, Iwakuni, Kintai Bridge (col. woodcut ôban, signed Hiroshige ga. Station 51 from the Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces. Sl. yellowed; probably a restrike).

€ (120-150) 140
73 4320 Anonymous late 19th cent 73 4320 Anonymous late 19th cent
73/4320 Anonymous (late 19th cent.). (A pair of longtailed birds sitting on a branch). Circular watercolour, Ø 29,3 cm., signed w. red artist's[?] stamp, framed. Anonymous (20th cent.). (Bird under a flowering branch with dark pods).Col. woodcut (or watercolour), 32x42,5 cm., w. red stamp in lower right corner, framed. - AND 2 others similar, both framed, i.a. (Bird on a flowering branch (watercolour on silk, signed, w. red (artist's?) stamp, framed).
€ (80-100) 90
73 4321 Anonymous late 19th cent 73 4321 Anonymous late 19th cent
73 4321 Anonymous late 19th cent 73 4321 Anonymous late 19th cent
73 4321 Anonymous late 19th cent 73 4321 Anonymous late 19th cent
73/4321 Anonymous (late 19th cent.). (Zen drawings). Two leporello albums, w. 10 and 13 double-p. (col.) ink and brush drawings, contemp. unif. boards.
€ (100-150) 110
73 4322 Anonymous early 20th cent 73 4322 Anonymous early 20th cent
73 4322 Anonymous early 20th cent 73 4322 Anonymous early 20th cent
73/4322 Anonymous (early 20th cent.). (Bird in its habitat in the fields). (Bird in its habitat on the beach). Two col. woodcut chuban.

- Second print sl. stained.

€ (80-100)
73 4323 Anonymous early 20th cent 73 4323 Anonymous early 20th cent
73 4323 Anonymous early 20th cent 73 4323 Anonymous early 20th cent
73/4323 Anonymous (early 20th cent.). (Praying fighters. Mount Fuji in the background). Woodcut, 13,5x11 cm.- Two sm. foxed spots.

Anonymous (late 19th/ early 20th cent.). (A beggar). Woodcut, 14,1x12,5 cm. - AND 7 others similar.

€ (60-80)
73 4324 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent 73 4324 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent
73 4324 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent 73 4324 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent
73 4324 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent 73 4324 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent
73 4324 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent 73 4324 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent
73 4324 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent 73 4324 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent
73 4324 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent 73 4324 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent
73/4324 Anonymous (1st half 20th cent.). Album with 23 double-p. ink drawings and 2 double-p. calligr. leaves, dated Showa 12 (1937), each drawing 18,5x31,5 cm., most w. artist's seal, bound as orihon, contemp. boards w. title. Koutetsujin (act. 20th cent.). Album with 22 double-p. watercolour drawings and 7 loose (col.) watercolour sketches inserted, ±1950, each drawing 30x42 cm., bound as orihon, contemp. boards w. title.

= Attractive drawings of fish, landscapes, flowers etc. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LII.

€ (250-350)
73 4325 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent 73 4325 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent
73 4325 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent 73 4325 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent
73/4325 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.

€ (50-70) 50
73 4326 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent 73 4326 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent
73 4326 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent 73 4326 Anonymous 1st half 20th cent
73/4326 Anonymous (1st half 20th cent.). Two miniature albums with 24 double-p. watercolour and brush drawings, ±1930, double-p. watercolours each 11x16 cm., most w. artist's seal, bound as orihon, contemp. unif. dec. brown silk w. white silk title piece, a.e.g.

- One vol. sl. wormholed.

= Charming albums with watercolours showing i.a. a pine tree, mount Fuji and flowers.

€ (60-80) 110
73/4327 Anonymous (20th cent.). (Two ladies in an interior). Chinese drawing, brush and ink and watercolour on linen, 41x30,6 cm., with an unidentified artist's stamp, mounted on decorated linen. - ADDED 3 others.
€ (80-100)
73 4328 Azechi U 1902 1999 73 4328 Azechi U 1902 1999
73/4328 Azechi, U. (1902-1999). "Stand on the snow gorge." Col. woodcut, 54x35 cm., signed "U. Azechi - 56" (also in Japanese), titled and "2/200" in pencil.

- Some (small) creases, mainly in blank margins. = SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LIII.

€ (200-300)
73 4329 Bairei 1844 1895 73 4329 Bairei 1844 1895
73 4329 Bairei 1844 1895 73 4329 Bairei 1844 1895
73/4329 Bairei (1844-1895). (Birds). Two tinted woodcut aiban from Bairei hyakucho gafu (Bairei's album of one hundred birds).

- Both w. tiny stitching holes in left blank margin.

€ (120-150)
73 4330 Bairei 1844 1895 73 4330 Bairei 1844 1895
73/4330 Bairei (1844-1895). (Compositions with chrysanthemums). Lot of 6 double-p. woodcuts in black, grey and reddish brown, 24,8x33 cm., some leaves w. Bairei seal.

= All from Bairei kikuhyaku shû (Bairei's collection of one hundred chrysanthemums), 1891-1896.

AND 5 other col. woodcuts by the same, from the posthumous publication Bairei ekagami (Kyoto, 1913), mostly showing plants.

€ (100-150) 100
73 4331 Bairei 1844 1895 73 4331 Bairei 1844 1895
73 4331 Bairei 1844 1895 73 4331 Bairei 1844 1895
73 4331 Bairei 1844 1895 73 4331 Bairei 1844 1895
73 4331 Bairei 1844 1895 73 4331 Bairei 1844 1895
73/4331 Bairei (1844-1895). (Heron standing in the weeds). Col. woodcut from Bairei Hyakucho gafu (Bairei's Album of On Hundred Birds), 33x22,5 cm. (fine), - AND 5 other miscellaneous Japanese prints.
€ (40-50) 100
73 4332 Bonseki Hosokawa school late 19th cent ? 73 4332 Bonseki Hosokawa school late 19th cent ?
73 4332 Bonseki Hosokawa school late 19th cent ? 73 4332 Bonseki Hosokawa school late 19th cent ?
73/4332 [Bonseki]. Hosokawa school (late 19th cent.?). Album of bonseki designs, 30 drawings, black pen and ink and grey wash, ±1900, each drawing ±18x25 cm., bound in orihon, contemp. boards w. title, obl. 8vo.

= Bonseki is the ancient Japanse art of creating miniature landscapes on blank trays. This probably is a model book following the Hosokawa school.

Anonymous (19th cent.). Album with 16 drawings of bonseki designs and calligraphy, black pen and ink and grey wash, ±1850, each drawing ±14x18 cm., contemp. wr. w. ms. title, sm. obl. 8vo. - AND two 20th cent. vols. (Tasiho 7(1918)) w. num. woodcut ills. showing bonseki designs, in orig. unif. wr. w. titles.

€ (100-150)
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