Japanese Art - 23rd May 2018
Lot 829
NINETEEN JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS EDO/MEIJI PERIODS Comprising various depictions of beauties
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £700
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Description
NINETEEN JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
EDO/MEIJI PERIODS
Comprising various depictions of beauties, fictional characters, flowers and scenes of daily life by Yashima Gakutei (1615-1868), Katsushika Hokuun Taiga (dates unknown), Yanagawa Shigenobu (1787-1832), Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850), and Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), 21.3cm x 18.4cm max. (19)
Provenance: from the collection of a former British Ambassador to Japan.