Saturday, June 25, 2022
LOT #176

Japanese Woodblock Print Assortment

(4) oban size items including Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858) “Returning Sails at Azuma Bridge”, “Oiso Station in the Rain” and “Hamamatsu Station”; and Imao Keinen (1845-1924) “Taiwan Rosa, Oriental Turtle Dove”; all matted behind glass in wood frames

Estimate: $400 - $600

Hammer Price: $225

Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Dimensions: Height: 9 inches, Width: 14 inches (sight, largest frame); Frame Height: 16 inches, Frame Width: 20 1/4 inches

Condition: Good, paper toning; "Azuma Bridge" margins trimmed at line; "Hamamatsu Station" having (3) pin holes at upper left on borderline; Imao Keinen having foxing and is the left side of a diptych; light wear to frames

Disclaimers: not examined out of the frame(s); please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

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Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)

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