Sunday, April 18, 2021
LOT #154

Utagawa Toyokuni III (Japanese, 1785-1864) "Forty-Seven Samurai" Woodblock Print

Published 1847, printed signature in cartouche lower left, Kunisada, known as Utagawa Toyokuni III, depicting a scene from “The Forty-Seven Samurai”; mounted on silk backing and floating, full sheet, within a linen mat in a gold-toned frame bearing Marshall Fields sticker and informational label en verso; together with Northern Indian gouache on linen, Late 19th to early 20th century provincial Mughal style depiction of three young women enjoying refreshments in a garden setting, one holding a bottle and passing the cup; having a gold-toned wood frame; Marshall Fields sticker en verso

Estimate: $200 - $400

Dimensions: Height: 14 1/4 inches, Width: 9 5/8 inches (woodblock sheet)

Condition: Very Good to Good, Print having waviness in paper allowing slight visibility of silk substrate at edges; stray silk threads at upper right and lower left corners; no tears or holes in paper noted; painting having surface wear to paint at edges and where previously folded and rolled; appears to be attached to backing board, fabric beginning to lift at top edge

Disclaimers: not examined out of the frames

Shipping: Quote Shipping

Sales Tax: Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)

Approximate Sale Time: Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)

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