Sunday, November 14, 2021
LOT #202

Japanese Kuniyoshi and Hiroshige "Ogura One Hundred Poems" Woodblock Prints

c.1845, printed signatures, (21) oban size prints from the series “Ogura Nazorae Hyakunin Isshu” including (15) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798-1861) and (6) by Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858); together with (3) additional oban actor prints from a separate series by Kuniyoshi and an unidentified geisha print; unframed

Estimate: $600 - $800

Hammer Price: $700

Dimensions: Height: 14 3/8 inches, Width: 10 3/8 inches (average sheet)

Condition: Good to Fair, moderate to heavy edge wear, especially at corners; light to moderate soil; occasional surface wear; a small spot of insect predation noted to a print; occasional short tears and wrinkles to untrimmed margins, which retain stab-stitch holes from binding; wrinkles occasionally affect image; (1) having 6-inch tear along margin, not affecting image; the (3) additional Kuniyoshi mounted to Japanese paper backing; unidentified print closely trimmed and having creases

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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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