kakemono, the first depicting two Manzai street entertainers celebrating the New Year, in ink, colour and gofun on silk, unsigned; the other of a cherry tree in full bloom in the middle of fields, in ink on paper, signed Koichiro sha with seal, wood box

manzai street entertainers and a spring day

depicting an oiran followed by a maid-servant and two kamuro walking past the open rooms of a large mansion where a lady is playing the tsuzumi (hand drum), and a man is clapping his hands in accompaniment, momiji leaves suggesting the Autumnal season, in ink, gofun and colour on paper, unsigned, with seal Masanobu

kakemono

Ariane Dandois: European Furniture, Paintings & Asian Art

Shell Picking Ladies ink and color on gold ground, mounted on brocade

Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

depicting ladies under cherry blossoms, mounted on brocade

a japanese ukiyo-e painting on silk signed tatsu chushun eishi (hosoda eishi)early 19th century

Shrubland Park, Suffolk, England - Country House Sale

the pair depicting figures chatting in a street, the other of figures gathered by a seashore, in ink and colour on paper unsigned, all framed and glazed

four painted sliding doors (fusuma), ukiyo-e school, 19th century

comprising six panels originally assembled as a screen, possibly showing a scene from the Flower Festival celebrated in October, of throngs of revellers enjoying the occasion in the grounds of Itsumiya shrine, in ink, colour, and gofun on paper

ukiyo-e school, 18th century

mounted on a wood panel, depicting a group of bijin performing a dance, in ink and colour on silk, signed with seal

ukiyo-e school, meiji period (1868-1912)

shijo and ukiyo-e schools, five kakemono, 1)`court-lady' by tsukioka sessai;...

ukiyo-e school, 18th century, gateway to yoshiwara, a framed painting, in ink,...

Contemporary Showcase: Kawaii Pop

Yoshitomo Nara b.1959 Stay Good Ukiyo-e woodcut signed, dated 2014 and numbered 10/25 Executed in 2014, this work is number 10 from an edition of 25, published by Pace Editions. 42 by 29 cm. 16½ by 11⅜ in. ---------------------------------------------- 奈良美智 1959年生 保持乖巧 浮世繪風木刻版畫 2014年作 款識 10/25，2014，藝術家簽名 版數 10/25 此作品共25版，由Pace Editions 出版 42 x 29 公分，16½ x 11⅜ 英寸

View 1 of Lot 28: Stay Good | 保持乖巧

stay good | 保持乖巧

Contemporary Showcase: Otaku Redux

Yoshitomo Nara b.1959 Don't Cry Ukiyo-e woodcut print on Japanese paper signed, dated 2012 and numbered 44/50 Executed in 2012, this work is number 44 from an edition of 50 plus 12 artist's proofs, co-published by Pace Editions, Inc., New York and Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo. 42 by 29 cm. 16½ by 11⅜ in. ---------------------------------------------- 奈良美智 1959年生 別哭 浮世繪風木刻版畫於和紙 2012年作 款識 44/50，2012，藝術家簽名 版數 44/50 此作品共50版，並加上12版藝術家自留版，由紐約 Pace Editions Inc. 與東京小山登美夫畫廊聯合出版 42 x 29 公分，16½ x 11⅜ 英寸

don't cry | 別哭

Prints & Multiples

Stik b.1979 Onbu (Piggyback) (Grey) Ukiyo-e woodcut printed in black, white and grey, 2013, signed in pencil, numbered 8/15, a good impression with the woodgrain printing clearly in the background, on laid Japan paper, framed image: 397 by 180mm 15 ⅝ by 7 ⅛ in sheet: 485 by 200mm 19 ⅛ by 8in

onbu (piggyback) (grey)

Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own | In Love with Japan

Freddie Mercury—personal library Books relating to Japanese art and culture, 49 volumes including: C.H. Yamada (ed.). Decorative Arts of Japan, Tokyo, 1964, inscribed to Freddie by Joseph L. T. Mikami. The Art of Japanese Ceramics, 1973, with a lengthy fan letter loosely inserted, 1976 R. Neuer et al. Ukiyo-e: 250 years of Japanese Art, 1978, inscribed to Freddie from J. Fitzsimmons (transl.). Japanese Poetry Now, 1972, inscribed to Freddie Hurtig. Masterpieces of Netsuke, 1975, in slip-case Peter Chan. Bonsai, 1985, inscribed to Freddie Wichmann. Japonisme, 1985, inscribed to Freddie from Phoebe, 1987 and 42 further volumes

View 1 of Lot 1040: Freddie Mercury—personal library | Books relating to Japanese art and culture, 49 volumes

freddie mercury—personal library | books relating to japanese art and culture, 49 volumes

The Ricky Jay Collection

Spiderman Koto — (Yoro Yousen) Ukiyo-e woodblock print. [Np, ca. 1870] Placard printed on two joined sheets (362 x 480 mm). Ukiyo-e woodblock print, printed in colors, text in Japanese; minor primarily marginal soiling. Mounted, framed, and glazed with Plexiglas; not examined out of frame. The Misemono Showman Spiderman Koto's performance "featured singing, dancing, and parlor tricks (perhaps a combination of juggling and sleight of hand)… It is clear that Spiderman Koto…was hydrocephalic, a condition that results from an accumulation of fluid in the cranium. It is life-shortening, and it usually diminishes the mental faculties, including memory. Spiderman's accomplishments are all the more remarkable as this playbill, printed in the tenth year of the Meiji period (1877), gives his age as fifty-two" (Exemplars 158). REFERENCE: Exemplars, pp. 158-159

View 1 of Lot 562: Spiderman Koto — (Yoro Yousen) | "His face radiates such friendliness that all people cannot help loving him…" 

spiderman koto — (yoro yousen) | "his face radiates such friendliness that all people cannot help loving him…"

Fine Japanese Prints

Nakayama Shuko (active circa 1920-1930) Early Summer Rain (Samidare) Taisho period, early 20th century woodblock print, embellished with metallic pigments and gofun, from the series Collection of New Ukiyo-e Beauties (Shin ukiyo-e bijin awase), signed and sealed Shuko, also signed to the upper right margin Nakayama Shuko gahaku hitsu (by the brush of the artist Nakayama Shuko), circa 1924 Vertical dai-oban: 42.5 x 27.8 cm., 16¾ x 11 in.

View 1 of Lot 163: Nakayama Shuko (active circa 1920-1930) | Early Summer Rain (Samidare) | Taisho period, early 20th century

nakayama shuko (active circa 1920-1930) | early summer rain (samidare) | taisho period, early 20th century

Stik b.1979 Onbu (Piggyback) (Blue) Ukiyo-e woodcut printed in black, white and blue, 2013, signed in pencil, numbered 8/15, a good impression with the woodgrain printing clearly in the background, on laid Japan paper, framed image: 397 by 181mm 15 ⅝ by 7 ⅛ in sheet: 480 by 203mm 18 ⅞ by 8in

onbu (piggyback) (blue)

Rare Whisky & Moutai | Extraordinary Spirits from Asia & Scotland

Karuizawa 1999-2000 4th Release Fugaku Sanjurokkei 60.1 abv NV

Karuizawa 1999-2000 4th Release Fugaku Sanjurokkei 60.1 abv NV Ullage: mid shoulder, landscape prints by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai 1 bt 70cl (opc) LYING IN OCTAVIAN, CORSHAM Offered In Bond Available Duty Paid Please note the purchase price does not include applicable shipping, taxes or import charges which may be charged in addition to the purchase price. Standard price shipping is available for deliveries to mainland England. Deliveries will be charged at £11.50 + VAT per case, subject to a minimum delivery charge of £34.50 + VAT. Price on application quotes are available for all other UK addresses. Pricing for international shipping available from Sotheby's Spirits Department on request, please contact: Zofia.Dalkowska@sothebys.com. Sotheby’s cannot arrange or take responsibility for shipments to non-UK buyers, but will be pleased to introduce them to a forwarding agent. Where it is necessary to have a licence to import wines or spirits, procural of the licence shall be the sole responsibility of the buyer. Buyers from outside the UK should note that local sales taxes or use tax may become payable upon import of items following purchase. Buyers should obtain their own advice in this regards. Any duties and taxes payable on import to the country of destination are not included. The cost of any such permit or license required for export or import of the purchased lot is not included. UK purchasers wishing to export directly out of the UK will have to pay VAT on the Buyer’s Premium irrespective of the destination. If you are shipping to another EU member state, 20% VAT has been added to the Buyer’s Premium. Those amounts of VAT may be refunded provided Sotheby’s receive the appropriate export documents within 3 months of the sale.

View 1 of Lot 32: Karuizawa 1999-2000 4th Release Fugaku Sanjurokkei 60.1 abv NV (1 BT70)

karuizawa 1999-2000 4th release fugaku sanjurokkei 60.1 abv nv (1 bt70)

Yoshitomo Nara b.1959 My Little Treasure Japanese woodcut, Ukiyo-e style on paper signed, dated 2010 and numbered 10/50 Executed in 2010, this works is number 10 from an edition of 50, plus 12 artist's proofs and 4 printer's proofs, printed by Pace Editions Ink. 42 by 29.5 cm. 16½ by 11⅝ in. ---------------------------------------------- 奈良美智 1959年生 我的小寶藏 木刻版畫，浮世繪風 2010年作 款識 10/50，2010，藝術家簽名 版數 10/50 此作品共50版，並加上12版藝術家自留版及4版印刷商版，由 Pace Editions Ink. 印刷 42 x 29.5 公分，16½ x 11⅝ 英寸

View 1 of Lot 29: My Little Treasure | 我的小寶藏

my little treasure | 我的小寶藏

Stik b.1979 Onbu (Piggyback) (Green) Ukiyo-e woodcut printed in black, white and green, 2013, signed in pencil, numbered 8/15, a good impression with the woodgrain printing clearly in the background, on laid Japan paper, framed image: 397 by 181mm 15 ⅝ by 7 ⅛ in sheet: 485 by 201mm 19 by 8in

onbu (piggyback) (green)

Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own | Crazy Little Things 1

Seven packs of playing cards last quarter 20th century comprising a cased double set by Tiffany & Co., in classic pale blue and gold livery; a set branded British Airways Concord; two fabric-covered cased sets by Ukiyo-E, Tokyo, one unopened, a plexiglass cased double set by Angel together with a Regency Chinese Export lacquered box with foliate engraved mother-of-pearl counters, 19th century lacquer box 2.5 by 9.5 by 7cm., 1 by 3¾ by 2¾in.

View 1 of Lot 1815: Seven packs of playing cards, some retailed by Tiffany & Co. 

seven packs of playing cards, some retailed by tiffany & co.

Yoshitomo Nara b.1959 Hateful Christmas Japanese woodcut, Ukiyo-e style on paper signed, dated 2010 and numbered 10/50 Executed in 2010, this work is number 10 from an edition of 50, plus 12 artist's proofs and 4 printer's proofs, printed by Pace Editions Ink. 42 by 29.5 cm. 16½ by 11⅝ in. ---------------------------------------------- 奈良美智 1959年生 討厭的聖誕節 木刻版畫，浮世繪風 2010年作 款識 10/50，2010，藝術家簽名 版數 10/50 此作品共50版，並加上12版藝術家自留版及4版印刷商版，由 Pace Editions Ink. 印刷 42 x 29.5 公分，16½ x 11⅝ 英寸

View 1 of Lot 30: Hateful Christmas | 討厭的聖誕節

hateful christmas | 討厭的聖誕節

Yamamura Koka (1885-1942) February: Winter Sky (Nigatsu, samuzora) Taisho period, early 20th century woodblock print, with silver-mica ground, from the series Collection of New Ukiyo-e Beauties (Shin ukiyo-e bijin awase), signed Koka ga, published by Murakami in 1924 Vertical dai-oban: 45 x 29.5 cm., 17¾ x 11⅝ in.

View 1 of Lot 165: Yamamura Koka (1885-1942) | February: Winter Sky (Nigatsu, samuzora) | Taisho period, early 20th century

yamamura koka (1885-1942) | february: winter sky (nigatsu, samuzora) | taisho period, early 20th century

Ayako Rokkaku b. 1982 Untitled 1 Ukiyo-e style woodcut print on washi paper, with original portfolio signed, dated 2020 and numbered 63/120 Executed in 2020, this work is number 63 from an edition of 120 produced by The Adachi Institute of Woodcut prints. image: 52.5 by 32.5 cm. 20⅝ by 12¾ in. sheet: 58.5 by 37 cm. 23 by 14½ in. ---------------------------------------------- 六角彩子 1982年生 無題1 浮世繪風木刻版畫於和紙，附設原裝展示夾 2020年作 款識 藝術家簽名，2020，63/120 版數 63/120 此作品共120版，由 Adachi 版畫研究所製作 圖像：52.5 x 32.5 公分，20⅝ x 12¾ 英寸 紙張：58.5 x 37 公分，23 x 14½ 英寸

untitled 1 | 無題1

Yoshitomo Nara b.1959 Balance Girl Ukiyo-e woodcut print on Japanese paper signed, dated 2014 and numbered 15/25 Executed in 2014, this work is number 15 from an edition of 25. 76.2 by 52.7 cm. 30 by 20¾ in. ---------------------------------------------- 奈良美智 1959年生 量磅女孩 浮世繪風木刻版畫於和紙 2014年作 款識 15/25，藝術家簽名，2014 版數 15/25 此作品共25版 76.2 x 52.7 公分，30 x 20¾ 英寸

View 1 of Lot 70: Balance Girl | 量磅女孩

balance girl | 量磅女孩

an illustrated kyôka anthology (folding album), 1 vol., complete, with original dark blue covers painted in gold with horizontal cloud bands, grasses and young pine and original title-slip, consisting of 12 sheets, 1 sheet preface by Shikatsube no Magao, 5 double-pages of coloured illustrations of various New Year scenes rendered in traditional painting styles comprising:

an illustrated kyôka anthology (folding album), 1 vol., complete, with original dark blue covers painted in gold with horizontal cloud bands, grasses and young pine and original title-slip, consisting of 12 sheets, 1 sheet preface by Shikatsube no Magao, 5 double-pages of coloured illustrations of various New Year scenes rendered in traditional painting styles comprising:1) New Year at Court, depicted in Tosa style2) New Year's party in a samurai mansion in Kanô style 3) Street entertainers performing the Shishi dance in Ukiyo-e style4) Itinerant vendors of New Year gifts in the snow in Ukiyo-e style5) Performance by a trained monkey at a rich merchant's house in ukiyo-e stylefollowed by 5 sheets of kyôka poetry, 1 sheet postscript signed by Yadoya no Meshimori, undated, colophon on last page indicating the artist Gako Kitagawa Utamaro with seal Mokuen no in and publisher Tsutaya Jûzaburô of the Eastern Capital As in all known copies except one, this copy is also lacking the date Tori no hatsu haru (Beginning of Spring in the year of the cock, 1789)

waka ebisu (the young ebisu)

represented by a courtesan holding a scroll whilst riding an elephant,  publisher's mark of Okumura Masanobu in `the red gourd', signed Ukiyo-e ryu kongen Okumura Masanobu shohitsu (claiming to be the originator of the ukiyo-e movement)

mitate of fugen bosatsu

comprising: Hana no Edo Kabuki Nendai Ki (Chronicles of Kabuki Theatres of Edo), 3 vols., Tachikawa Enba, author, Shokosai Shuntei, artist, Meiji edition, published by Kumagai Shoshichi in 1883, (original 1811); Yokyoku Kunmo zue, scripts for Noh plays, Vol 3 only, 1896; Keisai Gafu (Album of Drawings by Keisai), 2 vols: Otsu Miyage (Souvenirs of Otsu), 1 vol., Ehon Mizuya sora, 1 vol. portraits of actors, a fold-out album entitled Nara Ehon Okuni Kabuki, Kokon Yakusha Monogatari (Biographies of the Ancient and Present Actors), Ukiyo-zukushi (Series of Ukiyo), 1 vol., Furyu Yomo no Byobu (Fashionable Folding Screens of the Four Quarters), 2 vols., Yoshiwara Yukan Sugatami (The Mirror of the Courtesans of Yoshiwara), 1 vol., The Ukiyo-e Primitives, 1 vol., by Yone Noguchi

various re-printed and reproduction books relating to kabuki actors

The Concordia House Collection:  Fine Chinese Jades and Important Works of Art from a Midwestern Family

including: G.St.G.M. Gompertz, Korean Pottery and Porcelain of the Yi Dynasty, London, 1968; Soame Jenyns, Japanese Porcelain, New York, 1965; J. Edward Kidder, Jr., Japanese Temples: Sculpture, Paintings, Gardens and Architecture, Tokyo, 1964; Chewon Kim and G.St.G.M. Gompertz, The Ceramic Art of Korea, New York, 1961; Sherman E. Lee, Japanese Decorative Style, Cleveland, 1961; Hoseki Shin'ichi Hisamatsu, Zen and Fine Arts, Kyoto, 1958; Bradley Smith, Japan: A History in Art, New York, 1964; Harold Stern, Ukiyo-e Painting, Freer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1973; Collection of World's Ceramics, vol. 13 (Korea), Japan, 1961; Korin, Sotatsu, Kensan and Hoitsu, vols. 1-4; Masterpieces of Korean Art, Boston, 1957; One Hundred Masterpieces from the Collection of the Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo, 1959; Sekai Toji Zenshu, vols. 1, 14, 16 and 17, Tokyo, 1933; plus additional volumes (35)

a selection of books on japanese and korean art

Japanese Works of Art, Prints & Paintings

comprising: Hiraki Collection, Ukiyo-e, the Mainichi Newspapers, Japan, 1970, vol. 1-20; Richard Lane, Images From The Floating World: The Japanese Print, Oxford Univ. press, Oxford, 1978; J.Hillier, Japanese Masters of The Colour Print: A great Heritage of Oriental Art, Phaidon, London, 1954; J. Hillier, Utamaro, Phaidon, London, 1961; J. Hillier, Hokusai Drawings, Phaidon, London, 1966; Harold P. Stern, Master Prints of Japan: Ukiyo-e Hanga, Abrams, New York, 1969; Victoria and Albert Museum Exhibition Catalogue, The Floating World: Japanese Popular Prints 1700-1900, 1973; Muneshige Narazaki, Kiyonaga: Masterworks of Ukiyo-e, Kodansha, Palo Alto, 1969

twenty seven print related reference books

the actor is shown, wearing an uchikake (over-robe) with a pattern of a bamboo trellis, flowers and arrowheads, publisher's mark of Torii Shio-cho etoiya, signed Ukiyo-e Nihon gako Okumura Masanobu hitsu 

sodesaki iseno i in an unidentified onnagata role of a yujo  

The Connoisseur&#39;s Collection, Including The Estate of the Late Edwina Baillieu

Paul Jacoulet (1896-1960) is best known for his striking portraits of the natives of Asia and the South Seas. He designed over 160 woodblock prints and oversaw their production in his workshop. Following in the collaborative tradition of ukiyo-e printmaking, Jacoulet recruited talented carvers and printers who could duplicate the delicate lines of his drawings and watercolors. The exquisite quality of Jacoulet's prints was due in great part to his exacting standards, and his use of costly materials like mica, crushed pearl and powdered metals. 

Paul Jacoulet (1896-1960) is best known for his striking portraits of the natives of Asia and the South Seas. He designed over 160 woodblock prints and oversaw their production in his workshop. Following in the collaborative tradition of ukiyo-e printmaking, Jacoulet recruited talented carvers and printers who could duplicate the delicate lines of his drawings and watercolors. The exquisite quality of Jacoulet's prints was due in great part to his exacting standards, and his use of costly materials like mica, crushed pearl and powdered metals.  Born in Paris in 1896, Jacoulet was raised in Tokyo from an early age. His father Frederic Jacoulet was a university professor hired by the Japanese government to teach French to young aristocrats. Jacoulet was fluent in Japanese language and social customs, and he studied a wide range of traditional arts. Around 1931, Jacoulet began to work with Shizuya Fujikake learning the craft of woodblock printmaking. In 1933, he established the Jacoulet Institute of Prints and by the next year, he began publishing his own designs. With the exception of Jacoulet's 1934 Rainbow Series published by the Kato Institute, all of his prints were self-published. Unlike many other shin-hanga publishers, Jacoulet would discard any prints whose impression was not excellent. Also unusual is that he gave credit to his carvers and printers by including their names in the margins of his prints. Jacoulet remained in Japan through World War II and continued to produce prints up until the time of his death in 1960. Although many of his prints were sold by subscription, he also sold a number of prints to American military officers stationed in Japan.

 paul jacoulet, 1896-1960  woodblock print souvenirs d'autrefois. japan dated 1941

Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art including Chinese and Japanese Art from The Collection of Frieda and Milton Rosenthal

including: Amanda Mayer Stinchecum, KOSODE: 16th- 17th Century Textiles from the Nomura Collection, New York, 1984; Toru Shimbo, Exquisite Visions: Rimpa Paintings from Japan, New York, 1980; Roni Neuer and Herbert Libertson, UKIYO-E: 250 Years of Japanese Art, Tokyo and New York, 1979; Kurata Bunsaku, HORYU-JI: Temple of the Exalted Law; Early Buddhist Art from Japan, Kyoto, 1981; George Braziller, HIROSHIGE:  One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, New York, 1985; Charles S. Terry (ed.), Masterworks of Japanese Art, Tokyo, 1960; Sherman E. Lee, The Sketchbooks of Hiroshige, vol. I, New York, 1984; Bernard Leach, Hamada Potter, Tokyo, 1981; Yoshiaki Skimizu (ed.), JAPAN: The Shaping of Daimyo Culture 1185-1868, Washington, 1988; Nishikawa Kyotaro and Emily J. Sano, The Great Age of Japanese Buddhist Sculpture AD 600-1300, Kyoto, 1983; Bradley Smith, JAPAN- A History in Art, Japan, 1964; Lutz Walter (ed.), Japan: A Cartographic Vision, New York, 1994; plus additional volumes; together with other books and catalogues (195)

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