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Property from a French private collection | 法國私人收藏

A group of six woodblock prints by various artists, Japan, Edo period | 日本 江戶時代 木刻版畫一組六幀

Lot Closed

April 20, 01:07 PM GMT

Estimate

300 - 500 EUR

Lot Details

Description

Property from a French private collection

A group of six woodblock prints by various artists

Japan, Edo period


comprising : 

- Watanabe Nobukazu (1874-1944)

A woodblock print triptych The Betrothal of Prince Yoshihito, Son of Emperor Meiji, c. 1900 

- Keisai Eisen (1790-1848)

Geisha of the Eastern Capital (Toto geiko) from the series A Competition of Beautiful Modern Women (Tosei mime kurabe)

- Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

A woodblock print probably from a triptych and four prints unsigned probably from the same album

26 x 37.8 cm, 10¼ by 14⅞ in. (Geisha of the Eastern Capital) ;

from 24 x 34.7 cm to 25.3 x 36.6 cm, 9½ by 13⅝ in. to 10 by 14⅜ in. (other prints)

(6)

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Collection particulière française

Ensemble de six estampes de divers artistes, Japon, époque Edo 

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法國私人收藏

日本 江戶時代 木刻版畫一組六幀

Acquired by the uncle of the present owner in Japan between 1918 and 1925. The original collector was part of the circle of friends of Paul Jacoulet, who dedicated a photo to him in 1937.

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現藏家叔父於1918年至1925年間得自日本。其原為Paul Jacoulet朋友,Paul Jacoulet曾於1937年送贈親筆簽名照片