Asian Art

April 0106, 2023
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LOT 390D

Lot 390D

Keisai Eisen (1790-1848), Utagawa Kuninao (1793-1854), and Others, Five Woodblock Prints, 19th/20th Century

Keisai Eisen (1790-1848), Utagawa Kuninao (1793-1854), and Others, Five Woodblock Prints, 19th/20th Century
Lot 390D Details
Keisai Eisen (1790-1848), Utagawa Kuninao (1793-1854), and Others, Five Woodblock Prints, 19th/20th Century

Consisting of 'No. 35, Narai' from 'Sixty-Nine Stations of Kisokaido Road' by Eisen; 'Act V' (Godanme no zu) from 'Newly Published Perspective Pictures of Storehouse of Loyal Retainers' by Kuninao; a print after Hokusai's barrel-maker in 'Fujimigahara in Owari Province'; an actor print by Kunisada; and a print of a carp
largest sheet 10.1 x 15 in — 25.7 x 38 cm

Estimate $300-$500

Realised: $180
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Keisai Eisen (1790-1848), Utagawa Kuninao (1793-1854), and Others, Five Woodblock Prints, 19th/20th Century
  • Keisai Eisen (1790-1848), Utagawa Kuninao (1793-1854), and Others, Five Woodblock Prints, 19th/20th Century
Provenance:

Estate of Dr. Sean Murphy, Montreal, acquired by descent from his mother, Cecil Tremayne Buller (Canadian artist), and his father, John J.A. Murphy (New York printmaker)

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