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Click here to subscribeUTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1856An oban tate-e print of Kojimachi itchome Sanno maturi nerikomi (Sanno Festival Procession Entering the Castles at Kojimachi), from the series Meisho Edo hyakkei (100 Famous Views of Edo), published by Uoya Eikichi, censor's seal aratame, date seal Dragon 7 (1856); signed Hiroshige ga. 36.5cm x 24.5cm (14 3/8in x 9 5/8in).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1857An oban tate-e print of Ukeji Akiba no keidai (Inside the Precincts of Akiba Shrine, Ukeji) from the series Meisho Edo hyakkei (100 Famous Views of Edo), published by Uoya Eikichi, censor's seal aratame, date seal Snake 8 (1857); signed Hiroshige ga. 36.5cm x 24.5cm (14 3/8in x 9 5/8in).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1856An oban tate-e print of Konodai Tonegawa fukei (Views of Konodai and Tone River), from the series Meisho Edo hyakkei (100 Famous Views of Edo), published by Uoya Eikichi, censor's seal aratame, date seal Dragon 5 (1856); signed Hiroshige hitsu. 36.4cm x 24.5cm (14 5/16in x 9 5/8in).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1835An oban yoko-e print of Sashu rukei Kakuta nami daimoku (Banishment to Sado Island: Sutra Title on the Waves at Kakuta) from the series Koso go-ichiren ryakuzu (Biography of Monk Nichiren) depicting Monk Nichiren calming the waves at Kakuta by writing the daimoku (mantra) Namu myoho renge kyo (Hail to the Miraculous Law of the Lotus Sutra) on the waves, published by Iseya Rihei, censor's seal kiwame; signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga with Toshidama seal. 24.3cm x 36.8cm (9 9/16in x 14 7/16in).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1836-1838An oban tate-e diptych print of Inukawa Sosuke Yoshito and Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo, from the series Kyokutei-o seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi (The One and Only Eight Dog History of Old Kyokutei, Best of Refined Authors), published by Nishimuraya Yohachi; both signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga. The right sheet: 37.5cm x 25.5cm (14¾in x 10in); the left sheet: 37.5cm x 25.7cm (14¾in x 10 1/8in). (2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1842An oban yoko-e asobi-e woodblock print, titled Akubi-dome jinbutsu sarasa: Juyonin no karada nite sanjugonin ni miyuru (Textile Pattern of People to Stop You from Yawning: With 14 Bodies, It Looks Like 35 People), with publisher's seal of Yamamotoya Heikichi, censor's seal kiwame, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi giga; framed and glazed. 24.2cm x 36.5cm (9 9/16in x 14 3/8in).Footnotes:For other impressions, in the collection of the British Museum: accession no.2008,3037.21417, see Timothy Clark, Kuniyoshi: From the Arthur R. Miller Collection, London, Royal Academy, 2009, p.266, cat. no.123, image also accessible at britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_2008-3037-21417; and in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: accession no.11.15986, see collections.mfa.org/objects/208536For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)Edo period (1615-1868), mid 19th centuryAn oban kakemono-e print depicting Tokiwa Gozen, the mistress of Minamoto no Yoshitomo and mother of Yoshitsune, fleeing in the snow with her sons, following Yoshitomo's defeat in the Genpei Wars, published by Izumiya Ichibei; signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga. 72cm x 25cm (28 3/7in x 9 7/8in).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1847-1852An oban tate-e triptych print titled Tenpozan no noryo (Cooling-off at Tenpo Mountain) depicting a group of kabuki actors including Arashi Kichizaburo III, Nakayama Genjuro and Nakamura Tsuruzo, together with two geisha, cooling off at Tenpo Mountain in Osaka in the summer evening, published by Tsujiokaya Bunsuke, with two nanushi censor's seals Murata and Mera; signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga with Yoshikiri seal. The right sheet: 36.7cm x 25.4cm (14 7/16in x 10in); the middle sheet: 36.7cm x 25.7cm (14 7/16in x 10 1/8in); the left sheet: 36.7cm x 25.6cm (14 7/16in x 10 1/16in). (3).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1854An oban tate-e triptych print of a scene from the kabuki play Matsuicho tsurukame soga depicting actor Kataoka Gado II as Tametomo in the middle and probably Iwai Kumezaburo III as his wife Shiranui, published by Ibaya Senzaburo, with censor's seal aratame, signed Chokoro Kuniyoshi ga; mounted on cardboard. 35.5cm x 75.5cm (13 15/16in x 29¾in).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1841An oban tate-e triptych print of the kabuki play Uraomote senbon zakura depicting kabuki actors Onoe Eizaburo III as Shizuka Gozen and Onoe Tamizo II as Peasant Kyorosaku and Fox Genkuro, published by Joshuya Juzo, consor's seal kiwame; signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga. The right sheet: 36.3cm x 25.7cm (14¼in x 10 1/8in); the middle sheet: 36.5cm x 25.7cm (14 3/8in x 10 1/8in); the left sheet: 36.5cm x 24.3cm (14 3/8in x 9 9/16in). (3).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1848An oban tate-e triptych print titled Isamashiki Kuniyoshi kiri no tsui moyo (Brave Kuniyoshi with his Paulownia Design), depicting the story of Kuniyoshi and his disciples (Yoshitsuru, Yoshifuji, Yoshiyuki, Yoshitsuna, Yoshikane, Yoshisada and others) joining in the procession of the San'no Festival, with Kuniyoshi depicted in the far left with his back to the viewer, published by Ningyoya Takichi, two nanushi censor's seals Hama and Kinugasa; signed Kuniyoshi ga with Yoshikiri seal. Each sheet approx., 36cm x 25cm (14 3/16in x 9 13/16in). (3).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1830-1842An oban tate-e triptych print titled Higono kuni Minamata no kaijo nite Tametomo nanpu ni au (Tametomo Hit by a Storm on the Minamata Sea in Higo Province), depicting the shipwreck suffered by Minamoto no Tametomo (1139-1170), a flock of tengu (half bird and half man) descending from the sky to rescue Tametomo while a wani-zame (crocodile-shark) saves his retainer Kiheiji cradling Tametomo's infant son Sutemaru from drowning, published by Fujiokaya Hikotaro, censor's seal kiwame; signed Ichiyusai/Cho'oro Kuniyoshi ga. The right sheet: 35.7cm x 25.7cm (14 1/16in x 10 1/8in); the middle sheet: 35.7cm x 25.3cm (14 1/16in x 9 15/16in); the left sheet: 35.7cm x 25cm (14 1/16in x 9 13/16in) (3).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1849An oban tate-e triptych print titled Yoshitsune koshin, Shiten'no shusse kagami no uchi, Kamei Rokuro (Mirror of the Four Successful Retainers of Yoshitsune: Kamei Rokuro) depicting Kamei Rokuro fighting a fierce black bear in the snow, watched by Yoshitsune and his retainers, published by Maruya Tokuzo, with two nanushi censor's seals Kinugasa and Yoshimura; signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga. The right sheet: 36.2cm x 24.5cm (14¼in x 9 5/8in); the middle sheet: 36.2cm x 24.2cm (14¼in x 9 9/16in); the left sheet: 36.2cm x 24.6cm (14¼in x 9 11/16). (3).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1854An oban tate-e triptych print of Kan'u Gi no shichigun o hitasu (Guan Yu Sinks the Seven Armies of Wei), from the series Tsuzoku Sangokushi (Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms), published by Tsutaya Kichizo, with censor's seal aratame, date seal tiger 8 (1854), signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga with Yoshikiri seal. Each sheet approx., 36.7cm x 25.6cm (14 7/16in x 10 1/16in). (3).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)Edo period (1615-1868), early/mid 19th centuryAn oban tate-e print titled Saito Oniwakamaru (the warrior-monk Benkei's childhood name), depicting Oniwakamaru fighting a giant carp that had eaten his mother, published by Tsutaya Kichizo, censor's seal kiwame, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga. 36cm x 25.2cm (14 1/8in x 9 15/16in).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1828-29An oban tate-e print of Rori Hakucho Chojun from the series Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori (One of the 108 Heroes of the Popular Water Margin), depicting the hero forcing his way through the bars of a water gate during the bandits' attack on the city, published by Kagaya Kichizaemon, censor's seal kiwame; signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga. 36.5cm x 25cm (14 3/7in x 9 13/16in).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1886An oban tate-e print of Hasuo no tsuki (The Moon through a Crumbling Window) from the series Tsuki hyakushi (One Hundred Aspects of the Moon), depicting Daruma (Bodhidharma) in meditation seated amongst crumbling walls, published by Akiyama Buemon, dated Meiji 19 (1886), signed Yoshitoshi with seal Yoshitoshi no in. 37cm x 25cm (14 9/16in x 9 13/16in).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
YOSHU CHIKANOBU (1838-1912), TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (1835-1900), MIZUNO TOSHIKATA (1866-1908), UTAGAWA FUSATANE (FL. CIRCA 1854-1897), AND OTHERSMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century10 oban triptychs and a single print of mainly bijinga by various Meiji-era artists, some with all three sheets joined, others in three separate sheets, including: one triptych and one single sheet by Chikanobu, including one from the series Tokugawa jidai kifujin no zu (Elegant Ladies of the Tokugawa Period); one by Kunichika from the series Azuma kofu (Old Fashion of the East); and one by Fusatane titled Kaiko yashinaigusa: Shogi kurabe (Silkworm Cultivation: Comparison of Courtesans) with English captions, variously published and variously signed; each in a plastic sleeve except for three mounted on carboard. The smallest: 37cm x 24.7cm (14 9/16in x 9¾in); the largest: 37cm x 76cm (14 9/16in x 29 15/16in). (11).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
KOBAYASHI KIYOCHIKA (1847-1915), MIZUNO TOSHIKATA (1866-1908), MIGITA TOSHIHIDE (1863-1925), AND OTHERSMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century10 oban triptychs and one diptych (incomplete sheets from a triptych) print depicting the Sino-Japanese War and one triptych of a Chinese legend, some with all sheets joined, others in separate sheets, including: two triptychs by Kiyochika, one titled Heijo gekisen wagagun daishori no zu (Our Military's Great Victory after the Fierce Battle in Pyongyang); and two by Toshikata, titled Higuchi Taii (Captain Higuchi) and Awata Taii (Captain Awata) respectively; variously published and variously signed; each in a plastic sleeve. The smallest: 35cm x 70cm (13¾in x 27½in); the largest: 37.5cm x 72cm (14¾in x 18 3/8in). (12).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)Taisho era (1912-1926), dated 1924An oban yoko-e print, titled along the left margin Izumo, Hinomisaki (Hinomisaki in Izumo [present day Shimane]) from the series Tabi miyage dai sanshu (Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series), depicting a coastal night scene with a view out to the turbulent sea seen through a cluster of weathered pines in the foreground, dated Taisho jusannen saku (Work of Taisho 13 [1924]), published by Watanabe Shozaburo with a round Watanabe seal at bottom right corner; signed Hasui with Kawase seal. 26cm x 38.5cm (10¼in x 15 3/16in).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)Taisho era (1912-1926), dated 1924An oban tate-e print, titled Iwami, Arifuku onsen (Arifuku Spa, Iwami) from the series Tabi miyage dai sanshu (Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series), depicting an evening scene in a secluded spa town nestled at the foot of a mountain forest, steam rising from the naturally hot water source in the bottom left corner with a woman filling wooden tubs, a second woman carrying a wooden bucket of water passing a man in a yukata in the middle foreground, dated Taisho jusannen saku (Work of Taisho 13 [1924]), published by Watanabe Shozaburo, with Hanken shoyu Watanabe Shozaburo seal along bottom right margin; signed Hasui with Kawase seal. 39cm x 26cm (15 3/8in x 10¼in).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1930An oban tate-e print, titled along the left margin Omiya Hikawa Koen (Hikawa Park in Omiya), depicting tall Japanese cedar trees rising high into the early morning sky, their tops bathed in orange hues by the sunrise, gentle white clouds drifting between the trees, dated Showa gonen saku (Work of Showa 5 [1930]), published by Watanabe Shozaburo, with a Hanken shoyu fukyo mosha Watanabe Shozaburo seal along the lower right margin; signed Hasui with Kawase seal. 38cm x 26cm (15in x 10¼in).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1930An oban tate-e print, titled along the left margin Magome no tsuki (Moon at Magome) from the series Tokyo nijukkei (20 Views of Tokyo), depicting a clear full moon seen through pine branches, a light shining from the window of a thatched farmhouse in the lower foreground, dated Showa gonen saku (Work of Showa 5 [1930]), published by Watanabe Shozaburo, with a Hanken shoyu Watanabe Shozaburo seal along the lower right margin and a round Watanabe seal at bottom right corner; signed Hasui with Kawase seal. 38.4cm x 26cm (15 1/8in x 10¼in).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1939An oban yoko-e print, titled Izu Nagaoka shimo no asa (Frosty Morning in Nagaoka, Izu), depicting a snow-capped Mount Fuji soaring above a field of haystacks, dated Showa juyonen nigatsu saku (Work of February Showa 14 [1939]), published by Watanabe Shozaburo with Hanken shoyu Watanabe Shozaburo seal along bottom right margin; signed Hasui with Kawase seal. 28cm x 40.2cm (11in x 15¾in).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1934An oban yoko-e print, titled along the left margin Sanuki kaigan Teranohama (Teranohama, Sanuki Coast) from the series Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen (Collected Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition), depicting the tranquil coastline of the Inland Sea, the roots of five pines and their reflections defining the foreground, dated Showa kunen gogatsu saku (Work of May Showa 9 [1934]), published by Watanabe Shozaburo, with a Hanken shoyu Watanabe Shozaburo seal along the lower right margin; signed Hasui with Kawase seal. 26cm x 39.2cm (10¼in x 15 3/8in).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1932An oban yoko-e print, titled Imaibashi no yudachi (Evening Shower at Imai Bridge) depicting an evening scene showing a lone woman hunched beneath an umbrella on a deserted bridge, caught in the torrential rain, dated Showa shichinen hachigatsu saku (Work of August Showa 7 [1932]), published by Watanabe Shozaburo, with a Hanken shoyu fukyo mosha Watanabe Shozaburo seal along bottom right margin; signed Hasui with Kawase seal. 26cm x 39cm (10¼in x 15 3/8in).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1934A chuban tate-e print, titled Nigata, Ishizue-cho (Ishizue, Nigata), depicting a tranquil evening scene of a lone figure walking along an embankment lined with willow trees, the reflection of the moon and light from a window glimmering in the water, a moored boat and a parked cart in the left foreground, dated Showa kyunen saku (Work of Showa 9 [1934]), published by Watanabe Shozaburo (unsealed); signed Hasui. 26cm x 18.5cm (10¼in x 7¼in).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)Taisho era (1912-1926), dated 1924An oban tate-e print; titled along the left margin Shiba Zojo-ji (Zojo-ji Temple in Shiba), from the series Tokyo nijukei (20 Views of Tokyo), depicting a woman walking past the iconic vermilion facade of the Zojo-ji Temple, huddled beneath an umbrella during a snow blizzard, dated Taisho jusannen (Taisho 13 [1924]), published by Watanabe Shozaburo, with Hanken shoyu Watanabe Shozaburo seal along the lower right margin; signed Hasui with Kawase seal. 38.8cm x 26.7cm (15¼in x 10½in).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1931 and 1954 Comprising one oban tate-e and one oban yoko-e print, the first titled along the bottom left margin Meguro Fudodo (Fudo Hall in Meguro), dated Showa rokunen saku (Work of Showa 6 [1931]), 37.5cm x 25.7cm (14¾in x 10 3/16in); the second also titled along the left margin Ikegami Honmonji no to (Pagoda at Honmon Temple, Ikegami), dated Showa nijukyunen saku (Work of Showa 29 [1954]), 26.7cm x 39.5cm (10½in x 15½in); both published by Watanabe Shozaburo with a round Watanabe seal at the bottom right corner, both signed Hasui with Kawase seal. (2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)Showa era (1926-1989), one circa 1930A yotsugiriban tate-e wood-block print and one yoko-e postcard: a print depicting a lady sheltering beneath an umbrella walking across a bridge in the snow enclosed within a paper lantern, signed with the artist's seal Hasui inside the image, with a square Watanabe seal on the margin, 19.3cm x 12.3cm (7 5/8in x 4 7/8in); a postcard titled Kan'i Hokenkyoku (Postal Life Insurance Office [ex Akabane Post Office]), commissioned to commemorate the new government building in 1930, with a seal Hasui; 9cm x 14cm (3 9/16in x 5½in). (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)Dated Showa era (1926-1989), 1927, 1940, 1950 and 1957, but all printed in the Heisei era (1989-2019), late 20th/early 21st centuryComprising three oban tate-e and one oban yoko-e print, the first of Tazawako Kansanomiyagu (Kansanomiya Shrine at Lake Tazawa), dated on the lower left Showa ninen saku (Work of Showa 2 [1927]), 26cm x 39cm (10¼in x 15 3/8in); the second of Tagonura no yu (Dusk at Tagonura Beach), dated on the lower left Showa jugonen saku (Work of Showa 15 [1940]), 39.1cm x 27cm (15½in x 10 5/8in); the third of Daigo Denpoin, Kyoto (Daigo Denpo Temple, Kyoto), dated on the lower left Showa nijugonen saku (Work of Showa 25 [1950]), 39.5cm x 26.5cm (15½in x 10 3/8in); the fourth of Hiraizumi Konjikido (Hall of the Golden Hue, Hiraizumi), dated Showa sanjuninen saku (Work of Showa 32 [1957]), 40cm x 27.2cm (15¾in x 10¾in); each sheet published by Watanabe Shozaburo, with the long rectangular Heisei era Watanabe seal, the second and fourth also with a round Watanabe seal; all signed Hasui with Kawase seal. (4).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)Dated Showa era (1926-1989), 1930, 1950 and 1951, but all printed in the Heisei era (1989-2019), late 20th/early 21st centuryComprising three oban tate-e and one oban yoko-e print, the first of Omori kaigan (Omori Coast), dated on the lower left Showa gonen saku (Work of Showa 5 [1930]), 26cm x 39cm (10¼in x 15 3/8in); the second of Kyomizudera no bosetsu (Evening Snowfall at Kiyomizu Temple), dated on the lower left Showa nijugonen saku (Work of Showa 25 [1950]), 39.2cm x 26.3cm (15½in x 10 3/8in); the third of Ginkakuji no yuki (Snow at the Silver Pavilion), dated on the lower left Showa nijurokunen saku (Work of Showa 26 [1951]), 40cm x 27cm (15¾in x 10 3/8in); the fourth of Shigure no ato Kyoto Nanzenji (After Autumn Rain at Nanzen Temple, Kyoto), dated Showa nijurokunen saku (Work of Showa 26 [1951]), 39cm x 26cm (15 3/8in x 10¼in); each sheet published by Watanabe Shozaburo, with the long rectangular Heisei era Watanabe seal, the first, second and fourth also with a round Watanabe seal; all signed Hasui with Kawase seal. (4).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)Dated Showa era (1926-1989), 1931, 1932, 1933 and 1951, but all printed in the Heisei era (1989-2019), late 20th/early 21st centuryComprising three oban tate-e and one oban yoko-e print, the first of Shinagawa (Shinagawa), dated on the lower right Showa rokunen sangatsu saku (Work of March Showa 6 [1931]), 39cm x 26cm (15 5/16in x 10¼in); the second of Yuki no Mukojima (Mukojima in Snow), dated on the lower left Showa rokunen junigatsu saku (Work of December Showa 6 [1931]), 39cm x 26.2cm (15 5/16in x 10 5/8in); the third of Kyoto, Kiyomizudera (Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto), dated along the bottom Showa hachinen junichi gatsu saku (Work of November Showa 8 [1933]), 39cm x 26.2cm (15 5/16in x 10 5/8in); the fourth of Hoodoin no bosetsu (Dusk at Phoenix Hall), dated along the left margin Showa nijurokunen saku (Work of Showa 26 [1951]), 26.5cm x 39.3cm (10 3/8in x 15½n); each sheet published by Watanabe Shozaburo, with the long rectangular Heisei era Watanabe seal, the second and third also with a round Watanabe seal; all signed Hasui with Kawase seal. (4).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
UEMURA SHOEN (1875-1949), KITANO TSUNETOMI (1880-1947), AFTER TOSHUSAI SHARAKU (FL. CIRCA 1794-1795), AND OTHERSTaisho (1912-1926) and/or Showa (1926-1989) era, early 20th century; Meiji (1868-1912), Taisho (1912-1926), or Showa (1926-1989) era, early 20th century 17 oban tate-e shin-hanga prints, illustrating the works of the famous playwright Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725), by leading Taisho-era artists as follows: (1) Semimaru in Semimaru by Suga Tatehiko (1878-1963); (2) The heroine Matsukaze in Matsukaze murasame sokutai kagami by Nakazawa Hiromitsu (1874–1964); (3) Lady Hagi probably in Kanhasshu tsunagi-uma by Ogawa Usen (1868-1938); (4) The sailor Kezori Kuemon in Hakata kojoro nami makura by Noda Kyuho (1879-1971); (5) The heroine Ochiyo in Sunju yoi koshin by Kitani Chigusa (1895-1947); (6) A swordsman by Yamaguchi Sohei (1882-1961); (7) A female ghost by Uemura Shoen (1875-1949); (8) The deity Fudo and the priest Mongaku by Tomita Keisen (1879-1936); (9) The heroine Osan in Daikyoji mukashi-goyomi by Okada Saburosuke (1869-1939); (10) The heroine Yugiri in Yugiri Awa no Naruto by Shima Seien (1892-1970); (11) The heroine Umekawa in Meido no hikyaku by Kitano Tsunetomi (1880-1947); (12) A bunraku puppet in the role of Kongomaru Terutada in Shibaraku by Nishimura Goun (1877-1938); (13) The spirit of wine in Shuten Doji by Tamamura Hokuto (1893-1951); (14) The heroine Koman in Tanba Yosaku by Yamamura Kouka (1885-1942); (15) The heroine Koharu in Shinju ten no amijima by Kikuchi Keigetsu (1879-1955); (16) Princess Kinshojo in Kokusenya Kassen by Nishiyama Suisho (1879-1958); (17) The heroine Toragozen in Soga by Ishikawa Toraji (1875-1964); variously signed, originally published between 1922 and 1926 as a series of 18 prints and supplement to a set of 16 volumes of Monzaemon's work titled Dai Chikamatsu Zenshu (The Complete Works of Chikamatsu), some with an engraver and printer's names, this set probably containing both original and later editions; last a reproduction woodblock print depicting the actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as Yadorigi, the wife of Ogishi Kurando from the play Hanayama Bunroku Soga (The Iris Soga of the Bunroku Era); inscribed Toshusai Sharaku ga. The smallest: 29cm x 44cm (11 7/16in x 17 5/16in); the largest: 47.5cm x 29.8cm (18¾in x 11¾in); Sharaku: 38cm x 25.5cm (14 15/16in x 10in). (18).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
KASAMATSU SHIRO (1898–1991) AND YOSHIDA TOSHI (1911-1995)Showa era (1926-1989), late 20th centuryOne oban and one chuban fukei-ga print: the first an oban tate-e of Kasumu yube, Shinobazu ikehata (Hazy Evening on the Shore of Shinobazu Pond), published by Watanabe Shozaburo, with a round Watanabe seal, signed Kasamatsu Shiro with seal Shiro, originally published in 1932 but reprinted later, 39.2cm x 36cm (15 7/16in x 14 1/8in); the second a chuban tate-e of Hakone Shinsenkyo, Sangetsuan (Sangetsu-an, Hakone Museum), dated 1954, probably reprinted later, signed Toshi Yoshida in Roman script on the margin and Toshi with seal Yoshida in Chinese characters within the image, 27.5cm x 20cm (10 13/16in x 7 7/8in). (2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
YOSHIDA HIROSHI (1876-1950)Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1931An oban yoko-e woodblock print, titled along the left margin Benaresu no Gatto (Ghat in Beneres), dated Showa rokunen saku (Work of Showa 6 [1931]), with jizuri seal, signed at the bottom right corner Yoshida with Hiroshi seal; framed and glazed. Overall: 45.6cm x 58cm (17 7/8in x 22 11/16in); image: 26.1cm x 39cm (10¼in x 15 3/8in).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
UEMURA ENSHU (BORN 1955)A Gold-Lacquer Three-Case Inro with Matching Manju Netsuke Showa (1926-1989) or Heisei (1989-2019) era, late 20th/early 21st centuryThe inro lacquered in gold and polychrome togidashi maki-e with a bust portrait of the famous courtesan Wakaume of the Tamaya, after a woodblock print design by Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806), one of her kamuro (child attendants) shown peering from behind the courtesan's back on the reverse, the interior of rich nashiji, the base of the inro signed in gold lacquer Enshu; the manju netsuke similarly lacquered with same green brocade design as on courtesan's kimono on one side and cherry blossoms on the other, unsigned; with a pale blue and green mottled glass ojime. The inro: 7.7cm (3in) high; the manju netsuke: 3.3cm (1¼in) diam.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
UEMURA ENSHU (BORN 1955)A Lacquer Three-Case Inro with Matching Manju Netsuke Showa (1926-1989) or Heisei (1989-2019) era, late 20th/early 21st centuryThe inro embellished in silver and polychrome togidashi maki-e with Yamauba and Kintoki after a woodblock print design by Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806), the former suckling his mother's breast on one side and a basket filled with shells on the reverse, inscribed on one side Utamaro, the interior of rich nashiji, the base of the inro signed in gold lacquer Enshu; the manju netsuke similarly lacquered with the head and shoulders of Yamauba, adjusting a comb in her coiffure, signed in gold lacquer Enshu; with a pale blue glass ojime. The inro: 7.6cm (3in) high; the manju netsuke: 3.3cm (1¼in).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
JAPANESE 19TH CENTURY DIPTYCH WOODBLOCK PRINT ? SHIGENOBU. Two posing actors with Mount Fuji in the background. Osaka School, c. 1860. Dimensions: 37cm (14.5 inches) x 25.5cm (10 inches). Provenance: From the collection of the late Brian Page (1938-2018), the well-known Oriental art and antiques dealer from Brighton.
Sir Roy Yorke Calne (British, b.1930), sun in a landscape, signed and dated 'Roy Calne 89' (lower right), watercolour on paper, provenance: given to the present owner directly from the artist, 30 x 39cm (49.5 x 57cm framed); together with four other sea and landscapes, two photographs of boats, a reproduction Chinese print, and after Margaret Tarrant, all things bright and beautiful45 x 56cm. nine in the lot (9)
After Charles Murray (1842 - 1923) A Busy Dockyard, etching; a coloured map of Wales and the friontispiece for The Marchants Mapp of Commerce, 1638, together with Edwin Hayes RHA RI ROI (1819-1904) Yarmouth Pier, signed and dated 1883, pencil, 7 x 12.5cm; three 18th/19th century coloured prints of Orford, an early 19th century print of the monastery at Dunwich and a print of Angel Lane, Ipswich
A. Claud Wright (20th Century), The Bridge of Sighs, St Johns College, Cambridge, titled (lower left); signed 'A. Claud Wright (lower right), watercolour on paper, 34 x 48cm (59 x 72cm framed); together with, two prints of Cambridge, Kings College Chapel from the Backs and Kitchen Bridge, St Johns College, coloured print on paper, 30 x 43cm pl. (43.5 x 56.5cm framed); a coloured print of 'Cricket at Lord's in 1822', 35 x 40cm pl. (43.5 x 51cm framed); a contemporary print of a street scene, Black Stocking, indistinctly inscribed (lower right), numbered '86/195' (lower left)
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