The Sokolov Collection
Various | Five woodblock prints | Showa period, 20th century
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March 23, 03:29 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Sokolov Collection
Hashimoto Okiie (1899-1993)
Hiratsuka Unichi (1895-1997)
Tokuriki Tomikichiro (1902-2000)
Five woodblock prints
Showa period, 20th century
each a woodblock print, and comprising:
- Sand and Garden, signed in pencil in Roman script Okiie Hashimoto, sealed Hashi, 1968, edition number 1/80
- Benorite (Showa Shinzan), signed in pencil in Roman script Okiie Hashimoto, sealed Hashi, 1962, edition number 4/60
- Mount Fuji, signed in pencil in Roman script Okiie Hashimoto, sealed Hashi, artist's proof
- By the Lake of Byodo-in Temple (Byodo-in chihan), signed in red ink Hiratsuka Un-ichi, and in pencil in Roman script Un-ichi Hiratsuka, sealed Un, 1962, edition number 501/510
- Aso Shrine, from the series Famous, Sacred and Historical Places (Seichi shiseki meisho), signed Tomikichiro, published by Uchida Bijutsu Shoshi, circa 1930s-1940s
60 x 46 cm., 23⅝ x 18⅛ in. (the first)
59 x 46.5 cm., 23¼ x 18⅜ in. (the second)
46.5 x 45 cm.,18⅜ x 17¾ in. (the third)
47 x 32.5 cm., 18½ x 12⅞ in. (the fourth)
41.5 x 28.5 cm., 16⅜ x 11¼ in. (the fifth)
Hashimoto Okiie (1899-1993)
Having graduated from the Tokyo School of Fine Arts as an art teacher in 1924, Okiie Hashimoto worked as a teacher until 1955, creating art in his spare time. It wasn’t until he retired from teaching that he became a full-time artist. He exhibited at the Japanese Print Association for the first time in 1937 and his reputation continued to grow over the following decades. Japanese castles, gardens and landscapes were the predominant subjects of his work, however he went on to produce figure and floral subjects later in his career.
Many examples of his prints are in the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago, go to: https://www.artic.edu/collection?artist_ids=Hashimoto%20Okiie
And also the Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, go to:
https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections?q=Hashimoto+Okiie&sort=rank
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