Asian Art

April 0106, 2023
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LOT 388

Lot 388

Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792) and Katsukawa Shunko (1743-1812), Two Actor Woodblock Prints

Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792) and Katsukawa Shunko (1743-1812), Two Actor Woodblock Prints
Lot 388 Details
Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792) and Katsukawa Shunko (1743-1812), Two Actor Woodblock Prints

Hosoban prints; the first signed 'Shunsho ga' 春章画 depicting the actor Nakamura Matsuemon as a female samurai; the second signed 'Shunko ga' 春好画 depicting the actor Segawa Kikujiro holding a parasol
frame 20.7 x 13.3 in — 52.5 x 33.8 cm

Estimate $300-$500

Realised: $204
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792) and Katsukawa Shunko (1743-1812), Two Actor Woodblock Prints
  • Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792) and Katsukawa Shunko (1743-1812), Two Actor Woodblock Prints
  • Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792) and Katsukawa Shunko (1743-1812), Two Actor Woodblock Prints
  • Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792) and Katsukawa Shunko (1743-1812), Two Actor Woodblock Prints
  • Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792) and Katsukawa Shunko (1743-1812), Two Actor Woodblock Prints
  • Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792) and Katsukawa Shunko (1743-1812), Two Actor Woodblock Prints
  • Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792) and Katsukawa Shunko (1743-1812), Two Actor Woodblock Prints
  • Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792) and Katsukawa Shunko (1743-1812), Two Actor Woodblock Prints
  • Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792) and Katsukawa Shunko (1743-1812), Two Actor Woodblock Prints
  • Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792) and Katsukawa Shunko (1743-1812), Two Actor Woodblock Prints
  • Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792) and Katsukawa Shunko (1743-1812), Two Actor Woodblock Prints
  • Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792) and Katsukawa Shunko (1743-1812), Two Actor Woodblock Prints
Provenance:

Mazelow Gallery, Toronto
Ex. Frank Lloyd Wright Collection, purchased by Vincent Price for the Sears Art Collection

Note:

The same print of Nakamura Matsuemon is kept at the Harvard Art Museums, accession number 1933.4.2126

Harvard Art Museums, accession number 1933.4.2126
Vincent Price & The Sears Art Collection, Artists Network

CONDITION DETAILS

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