Japanese Art - 23rd May 2018
Lot 830
SIXTEEN JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS EDO/MEIJI PERIODS Comprising various depictions of famous...
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £900
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SIXTEEN JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
EDO/MEIJI PERIODS
Comprising various depictions of famous stories by Utagawa Kunisada (1823-1880), Watanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) and other artists, with pages of designs from the Manga by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), ten pictures framed and glazed, together with a preparatory drawing in ink depicting Suzano-o No Mikono slaying the dragon Yamata No Orochi, 73cm x 35cm max. (17)