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5219 - 5322     FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL and TRIBAL ARTS

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78 5239 Chinese scrolls Anonymous 19th/ 20th ? cent 78 5239 Chinese scrolls Anonymous 19th/ 20th ? cent
78/5239 [Chinese scrolls]. Anonymous (19th/ 20th(?) cent.). (Two carps). hanging scroll, brush and ink and watercolour on silk, 110x28 cm., framed.

- Slightly soiled; a few creases.

€ (60-80) 70
78 5240 Crêped paper books James K transl 78 5240 Crêped paper books James K transl
78/5240 [Crêped paper books]. James, K. (transl.). The Princes Fire-Flash and Fire-Fade. Tokyo, T. Hasegawa & Son, n.d. (±1890), (28)p. [incl. wr.], English text, (full-p.) col. woodcut ills., bound as a blockbook, orig. cordbound wr.

- Wrappers faded and sl. creased; first and last leaf opened at fore-edge. = Japanese Fairy Tale Series No.14.

AND a crêped-paper leporello w. col. woodcut ills., Japanese text, between contemp. plain board covers (sl. soiled; a few lvs. sl. waterstained).

€ (40-60) 375
78/5241 Ehon facsimiles Japanese culture in pictures 78/5241 Ehon facsimiles Japanese culture in pictures
78/5241 [Ehon facsimiles]. (Japanese culture in pictures). Series of 12 facsimile vols., all w. (full-p.) woodcut ills. (approx. 2114 woodcuts in total), (Tokyo, n.publ., 1914), orig. unif. col. woodcut wr. in 12 orig. unif. cl. portfolios w. bone clasps and cloth catches.

- Portfolios partly rubbed/ sl. worn; hashira-e title occas. worn off.

= Series title unread. A fine series containing woodcuts by famous 17th-19th cent. Japanese artists, Moronobu onwards.

AND 21 other facsimile vols., published in the same series, all but 4 in simple unif. blue paper wrappers (2x 2 parts in orig. cl. portfolios, containing works illustrated by i.a. Harunobu, Sukenobu, Kiyonaga and Shunshô.

€ (150-250) 170
78/5242 Erotica Chinese round wooden box with carved erotic scene on lid 78/5242 Erotica Chinese round wooden box with carved erotic scene on lid
78/5242 [Erotica]. Chinese round wooden box with carved erotic scene on lid, Ø 11,2 cm., 4 cm. (height), prob. 19th cent. Folding bone object in 10 rectangular sections, attached w. string, each w. a carved Chinese erotic scene (recto only), 11x36,5 cm., 19th/ 20th cent. (?). - AND a framed erotic mughal drawing on bone and a leporello booklet with drawings showing bestiality scenes.
€ (100-150)
78 5243 Ginkô Adachi act 1874 1897 78 5243 Ginkô Adachi act 1874 1897
78 5243 Ginkô Adachi act 1874 1897 78 5243 Ginkô Adachi act 1874 1897
78/5243 Ginkô, Adachi (act. 1874-1897). "Dai Nihon Shi Ryaku Zue" (Picture of Abbreviated Japanese History). Vol .1 and 2. Ehon, 1885, 2 vols., bound as a blockbook, 21/ 20 double-p. col. woodcuts, each 17,5x23,5 cm. (leaf size), orig. unif. wr.

- Both vols. spine broken. Otherwise fine.

AND 1 other 19th cent. ehon.

€ (100-150) 375
78 5244 Hasui 1883 1957 78 5244 Hasui 1883 1957
78/5244 Hasui (1883-1957). Chûzenji, Utagahama. Col. woodcut, 1931, 36,4x24,2 cm., signed Hasui, w. Kawase seal, publ. Watanabe Shôzaburô (copyright round seal A).

= Brown 264. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LI.

€ (300-500) 550
78 5245 Hiroshige 1797 1858 78 5245 Hiroshige 1797 1858
78 5245 Hiroshige 1797 1858 78 5245 Hiroshige 1797 1858
78/5245 Hiroshige (1797-1858). Tokaido goju-santsugi. (Fifty-three sceneries of Tokaido. Miniature edition). N.pl. (Tokyo), Takamizawa, n.d. (1924), 55 mounted col. woodcut plates (8x12,5 cm. each) with mounted text labels below, bound as a leporello, orig. board covers w. mounted title-piece, obl. 8vo.
€ (50-70) 110
78 5246 Hiroshige II 1829 1869 78 5246 Hiroshige II 1829 1869
78/5246 Hiroshige II (1829-1869). (Travellers crossing the Oi river). Col. woodcut ôban triptych, signed Shigenobu ga, printed by Sanoya Kihei, date and censor's seals of 1852.

- Sheets attached; in the right and centre sheet closed wormholes in the sky; right edge (±1,5 cm. width) of the right sheet rubbed/ sl. worn. Nevertheless, all-in-all a good copy with strong and bright colours.

€ (100-150) 150
78 5247 Hokusai 1760 1849 78 5247 Hokusai 1760 1849
78 5247 Hokusai 1760 1849 78 5247 Hokusai 1760 1849
78 5247 Hokusai 1760 1849 78 5247 Hokusai 1760 1849
78/5247 Hokusai (1760-1849). Manga. Vol. 14 and ?. Two ehon, n.pl., n.d. (prob. late 19th/ earl 20th cent. reprints), each w. title leaf and 29 lvs., each containing 56 tinted woodcut pages (incl. 14 double-p. plates), orig. unif. wr. w. hashira-title (printed in red).

- Vol. 14 binding cord partly loose.

AND 6 other unidentified ehon, all w. (double-p.) (col.) woodcuts, all in orig. wr. w. hashira-title.

€ (100-150) 400
78 5248 Hokusai 1760 1849 78 5248 Hokusai 1760 1849
78 5248 Hokusai 1760 1849 78 5248 Hokusai 1760 1849
78/5248 Hokusai (1760-1849). (Shûga ichiran). Lot of 5 (double) woodcut lvs., ±22x16 and 22x28,5 cm.

- Closed wormholes. = Title-page and scenes from the ehon Shuga Ichiran.

€ (100-150)
78/5249 Kanga sogaku Haru/ Aki 78/5249 Kanga sogaku Haru/ Aki
78/5249 Kanga sogaku Haru/ Aki 78/5249 Kanga sogaku Haru/ Aki
78/5249 Kanga sogaku. Haru/ Aki. Osaka, Maekawa Zenbei, Meiji 13 (1880), 2 vols., 29/ 30 lvs., (double-p.) (col.) woodcut ills. of trees and landscapes, orig. unif. cordbound wr. w. hashira-title.

- Both vols. sl. wormholed (repaired).

AND 2 similar reprint vols. from the BAIGAKU series (chrysantemum/ plum blossom).

€ (40-60) 100
78 5250 Kasamatsu S 1898 1991 78 5250 Kasamatsu S 1898 1991
78/5250 Kasamatsu, S. (1898-1991). Ameni Kururu Tou (Yanaka Pagoda in Rain at Dusk). Col. woodcut, 36,5x24 cm., signed Shiro with artist's seal, publ. Watanabe Shôzaburô (copyright round seal A).
€ (200-300) 240
78 5251 Kasamatsu S 1898 1991 78 5251 Kasamatsu S 1898 1991
78/5251 Kasamatsu, S. (1898-1991). The Great Lantern of the Kannon Temple, Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon-do o-chochin) Col. woodcut, 36x24,2 cm., signed Shiro with artist's seal Shiro saku, published by Watanabe Shôzaburo (copyright round seal A), 1934.

= Perhaps a postwar impression. On the Watanabe seals and possible date, cf. Watanabe Tadasu in: Kawase Hasui (2003), p.45-47. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LIII.

€ (500-700) 500
78 5252 Kôgyo 1869 1927 78 5252 Kôgyo 1869 1927
78 5252 Kôgyo 1869 1927 78 5252 Kôgyo 1869 1927
78 5252 Kôgyo 1869 1927 78 5252 Kôgyo 1869 1927
78 5252 Kôgyo 1869 1927 78 5252 Kôgyo 1869 1927
78/5252 Kôgyo (1869-1927). Okina, from the series Nogaku Zue. Col. woodcut ôban, signed Kogyo and w. seal, publisher unread, 1897.

- Laid down on stiff paper.

Idem. (Scene from the No play "Kayoi-Komachi"). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Kogyo, w. seal. - AND 6 others by the same, incl. 3 other woodcuts from the series Nogaku Zue (laid down on stiff paper).

€ (80-100) 150
78 5253 Kôgyo 1869 1927 78 5253 Kôgyo 1869 1927
78 5253 Kôgyo 1869 1927 78 5253 Kôgyo 1869 1927
78 5253 Kôgyo 1869 1927 78 5253 Kôgyo 1869 1927
78/5253 Kôgyo (1869-1927). (Two No actors near snow covered bamboo). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Kôgyo w. seal, publisher unread, ±1924.

= From the series Noga taikan (Large Mirror of No Pictures).

AND 5 others from the same series.

€ (80-100) 90
78 5254 Koryusai act 1764 1788 78 5254 Koryusai act 1764 1788
78/5254 Koryusai (act. 1764-1788). (Courtesan Strolling with Child Attendant). Col. woodcut hashira-e w. gauffrage, signed Koryu(sai) ga.

- Sl. duststained. = Restrike.

€ (100-150)
78 5255 Kunichika 1835 1900 78 5255 Kunichika 1835 1900
78 5255 Kunichika 1835 1900 78 5255 Kunichika 1835 1900
78/5255 Kunichika (1835-1900). (The actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX in the role of Ban zuin Chôbei and in the role of Teraoka Heimon with two swords). Two col. woodcut ôban, signed Kunichika hitsu w. seal, publisher Fukada Kumajirô, engraver hori Yata, 1898.

= Both from the series Ichikawa Danjûrô hyakuban (One hundred roles of Ichikawa Danjûrô IX).

€ (100-150) 550
78 5256 Kunimasa IV 1848 1920 78 5256 Kunimasa IV 1848 1920
78 5256 Kunimasa IV 1848 1920 78 5256 Kunimasa IV 1848 1920
78/5256 Kunimasa IV (1848-1920). (Battle scene between Japanese and Chinese troops in front of a city). Col. woodcut ôban triptych, signed Kunimasa. - AND 4 other similar triptychs, all battle scenes, i.a. by NOBUKAZU.

= Including two battle scenes from the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905).

€ (300-500) 300
78 5257 Kunimasa IV 1848 1920 78 5257 Kunimasa IV 1848 1920
78/5257 Kunimasa IV (1848-1920). Tokyô, shintomichô, Moritaza Oiri no zu. (A full house in the Morita theatre). Col. woodcut ôban triptych, signed Baidô Kunimasa hitsu, publisher Wakasaya Jingorô, 1872, framed.

= The artist is also known as Kunisada III, as he was trained under Kunisada I and II. The play that is being performed on stage is Kokusen'ya gassen (The Battles of Coxinga). Very interesting contemporary view of of one of Japan's oldest kabuki theatres (1660-1923).

€ (200-300) 200
78 5258 Kunimatsu 19th cent 78 5258 Kunimatsu 19th cent
78/5258 Kunimatsu (19th cent.). (A bijin sitting on a porch overlooking water). Col. woodcut, 20x13,3 cm., w. (publisher's) seal. - AND 4 other small prints, i.a. a portrait of a poet by SHUNSHO. - ADDED: (Design of a small bird between branches of a blossoming cherry tree). Katagami, mulberry paper stencil (leaf 39x33 cm.) with finely cut-out circular image, strengthened w. silk threads, Ø 25,5 cm., 20th cent. - AND another identical copy.

- Both w. some silk threads broken, otherwise fine.

€ (50-70) 50
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