Japanese Works of Art - 12th November 2019
Lot 248
FOUR JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS EDO PERIOD
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £400
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Description
FOUR JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
EDO PERIOD, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY
One depicting a man wearing long robes in a winter setting, signed Shunei (1762-1819); another of an attendant carrying a large circular dish by Shunsho (1725-1792); a third with several figures taking part in a procession by Shunzan (c.1780-1800); the last a mother holding a toddler with an older child by her side playing with a battledore, hanetsuki, all framed and glazed, 34.5cm x 22.5cm max. (4)
Provenance: gifted to the current owner by Brian McElney Esq., founder of the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath.