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81 5082 Shigeharu 1803 1853 81 5082 Shigeharu 1803 1853
81/5082 Shigeharu (1803-1853). (Arashi Tomisaburo II as Innan kazuma, holding a lantern). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Shigeharu-ga, publisher Wataki.

- A few pinholes and a sm. soiled spot in the lower right corner. Otherwise a very good copy.

€ (100-150) 100
81 5083 Shigeharu 1803 1853 81 5083 Shigeharu 1803 1853
81/5083 Shigeharu (1803-1853). (Ichikawa Hakuen as Higuchi no Jiro, heaving an anchor). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Shigeharu Ryûsai-ga, publisher Wataki.

= Good impression.

€ (200-300) 200
81 5084 Shigeharu 1803 1853 81 5084 Shigeharu 1803 1853
81/5084 Shigeharu (1803-1853). Nakamura Utaemon as Fujiwara [no] Tokihira. Col. woodcut ôban, signed Ryûsai Shigeharu-ga, publisher Honsei.

- Some closed wormholes along the left margin; one sm. wormhole in the centre; a sl. crease in the upper left corner.

Harunobu (1724-1770) (after). (Interior of a tea house). Col. woodcut, ±21,5x28 cm., signed Harunobu-ga, n.publ.

- Late 19th/ early 20th cent. copy from new blocks. Mounted under passepartout.

AND 2 others, i.a. a mediocre copy of an actor print by KUNISADA (1786-1865).

€ (100-150) 100
81 5085 Shigeharu 1803 1853 81 5085 Shigeharu 1803 1853
81/5085 Shigeharu (1803-1853). (Nakamura Utaemon as Ôkawa Tomoemon holding a lantern while a tiny Buddha on a cloud looks on). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Ryûsai-ga, publisher Wataki.

- Two pinholes and a sm. hole in the upper right corner, otherwise a very good copy.

€ (150-250)
81 5086 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832 81 5086 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832
81 5086 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832 81 5086 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832
81 5086 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832 81 5086 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832
81/5086 Shigenobu, Yanagawa (1787-1832). (Rooster with chicks and a rabbit). Col. woodcut surimono, 19,5x17,3 cm., w. gauffrage and mica, signed Yanagawa ga, w. 2 poems, seal.

- Sl. fingersoiled along edges; mica on the rabbit partly worn away. = Rare surimono.

AND 2 small woodcuts.

€ (200-300) 240
81 5087 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832 81 5087 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832
81 5087 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832 81 5087 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832
81 5087 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832 81 5087 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832
81 5087 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832 81 5087 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832
81/5087 Shigenobu, Yanagawa (1787-1832). Yanagawa gafu. Jinbutsu gyochû no bu (Yanagawa picture book. The part about people, fish and insects). Ehon, Edo (Tokyo) etc.(?), Izumiya Kichibê and others, no date (1856), 24 lvs., full-p. col. woodcut ills. by YANAGAWA SHIGENOBU, orig. cordbound wr. w. hashira-title. Idem. Yanagawa gafu. Sansui no bu (Yanagawa picture book. The part about mountains and water). Ehon, ibid., idem, no date (1856), 24 lvs., full-p. col. woodcut ills. by YANAGAWA SHIGENOBU, orig. cordbound wr.

- Both vols. sl. fingersoiled in lower corners. Sansui lacks title-strip.

€ (100-150) 350
81 5088 Shôtei 1871 1944 after 81 5088 Shôtei 1871 1944 after
81/5088 Shôtei (1871-1944) (after). Fireworks at Ryôkoku. Col. woodcut, 39x17 cm., not signed, publ. unknown, w. sm. katakana 'a' in circle (unidentified).

- With repaired tear near the bow of the boat.

= A woodcut reproduction of Shôtei's "Fireworks, Shubinomatsu", with some alterations. In the original the pine tree is on the other side and there is no man paddling the boat.

€ (30-50) 30
81 5089 Shunga Anonymous 19th cent 81 5089 Shunga Anonymous 19th cent
81/5089 [Shunga]. Anonymous (19th cent.). (Erotic embrace). Col. woodcut, 15,5x10,5 cm. (chûbon), page from a shunga ehon (unidentified), no signature, no publ.

- A single sheet, with binding holes along the right blank margin; w. a few tiny wormholes, otherwise fine.

€ (30-50) 30
81 5090 Shunga Kitagawa Utamaro 1754 1806 after 81 5090 Shunga Kitagawa Utamaro 1754 1806 after
81 5090 Shunga Kitagawa Utamaro 1754 1806 after 81 5090 Shunga Kitagawa Utamaro 1754 1806 after
81 5090 Shunga Kitagawa Utamaro 1754 1806 after 81 5090 Shunga Kitagawa Utamaro 1754 1806 after
81 5090 Shunga Kitagawa Utamaro 1754 1806 after 81 5090 Shunga Kitagawa Utamaro 1754 1806 after
81/5090 [Shunga]. Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) (after). Bunka no haru (Spring in the Bunka period). Twelve col. woodcuts, signed Kitagawa Utamaro-hitsu w. seal Utamaro on verso frontwr., w. red (publ.?) seal (unread), 12x18 cm., late 19th- early 20th century, bound as a blockbook, sm. obl. 8vo.

- Corners (sl.) fingersoiled. Backwr. (and last few lvs.) waterst,; corners bumped.

€ (1.000-1.500)
81/5091 Stationery Eight ornamental inksticks 81/5091 Stationery Eight ornamental inksticks
81/5091 Stationery Eight ornamental inksticks 81/5091 Stationery Eight ornamental inksticks
81/5091 Stationery Eight ornamental inksticks 81/5091 Stationery Eight ornamental inksticks
81/5091 Stationery Eight ornamental inksticks 81/5091 Stationery Eight ornamental inksticks
81/5091 Stationery Eight ornamental inksticks 81/5091 Stationery Eight ornamental inksticks
81/5091 Stationery Eight ornamental inksticks 81/5091 Stationery Eight ornamental inksticks
81/5091 Stationery Eight ornamental inksticks 81/5091 Stationery Eight ornamental inksticks
81/5091 Stationery Eight ornamental inksticks 81/5091 Stationery Eight ornamental inksticks
81/5091 [Stationery]. (Eight ornamental inksticks). Size between 11,5x5,5x1,5 cm. and 7x3,5x1 cm., green, red, white and yellow in various shapes, w. gilt and embossed decorations, probably Chinese, late 19th- early 20th cent., in a contemp. cloth box w. bone clasps and running title pasted on front.

- Inksticks sl. rubbed along extremities and sl. soiled. Cloth box (sl.) mildewed.

= Title reads "Imperial Garden Ink Set". Possibly produced by the renowned Hu Kaiwen ink workshop, originally opened in 1765.

€ (30-50) 90
81/5092 Stationery Lot of 3 calligraphed Japanese pieces of stationery 81/5092 Stationery Lot of 3 calligraphed Japanese pieces of stationery
81/5092 Stationery Lot of 3 calligraphed Japanese pieces of stationery 81/5092 Stationery Lot of 3 calligraphed Japanese pieces of stationery
81/5092 [Stationery]. Lot of 3 calligraphed Japanese pieces of stationery. 19th century, ink on Japanese, 2x w. col. woodcut ills. in the background, between ±30x209 and ±33x295 cm., leporello between boards.

- Two partly wormholed; 1x sl. waterst./ sl. mouldy(?). Boards (very) worn.

= Letters or perhaps poems(?); one seems to be used for practice, as there are duplicate sentences/ phrases in the final part and some loose characters. The woodcut ills. are 5 warrior prints on one, and 6 bijin-ga on the other.

AND 2 unused pieces of stationery, both w. (hand)col. woodcut ills. (1x 5 warrior prints; 1x 5 bijin-ga), leporello between boards (1x silk w. (unread) hashira title), 31x191 cm. and 29x207 cm.

€ (70-90)
81 5093 Surimono Shunman 1757 1820 81 5093 Surimono Shunman 1757 1820
81/5093 [Surimono]. Shunman (1757-1820). (Two courtesans, one playing a koto and the other reading a letter). Col. woodcut shikishiban (20,5x18 cm.), w. silver (and remnants of gold) embossing, unsigned, w. a hand-stamped (?) seal, probably reading Shunman but difficult to read.

- Sl. soiled/ foxed; colours sl. faded. = Rare.

€ (70-90) 425
81/5094 Tangram Two Chinese tangram books 81/5094 Tangram Two Chinese tangram books
81/5094 Tangram Two Chinese tangram books 81/5094 Tangram Two Chinese tangram books
81/5094 [Tangram]. Two Chinese tangram books. N.pl., n.publ., n.d. (19th cent.), 2 vols., 42; 43 lvs. w. woodcut ills. on both sides, bound unif. as a blockbook.

= One vol. w. the outlines of the tangrams, and the other vol. w. the solutions.

€ (50-70) 50
81/5095 Tapestries and textiles Hand embroidered Persian ? wall hanging with goldwork shaped like a bird 81/5095 Tapestries and textiles Hand embroidered Persian ? wall hanging with goldwork shaped like a bird
81/5095 [Tapestries and textiles]. Hand-embroidered Persian(?) wall-hanging with goldwork, shaped like a bird. Blue, purple, green and black silk and gold-wrapped threads on red silk, ±22x19 cm., 19th(?) century, edged w. a wavy ribbon, backed w. patterned cotton.

- Occas. lacks gold. Backing fabric partly frayed and w. traces of clay(?).

= A decorative wall-hanging of a peacock or a rooster.

€ (80-100)
81/5096 Tapestries and textiles Persian ? circular hand embroidered wall hanging with goldwork 81/5096 Tapestries and textiles Persian ? circular hand embroidered wall hanging with goldwork
81/5096 [Tapestries and textiles]. Persian(?) circular hand-embroidered wall-hanging with goldwork. Blue, black and green silk and gold-wrapped threads on red cotton, Ø27 cm., 19th(?) century, framed w. a woven ribbon, backed w. patched woven cotton.

- Gold occas. lacking; edges occas. sl. frayed.

€ (80-100)
81/5097 Tapestries and textiles Persian ? hand embroidered wall hanging with goldwork 81/5097 Tapestries and textiles Persian ? hand embroidered wall hanging with goldwork
81/5097 [Tapestries and textiles]. Persian(?) hand-embroidered wall-hanging with goldwork. Blue and yellow silk and gold-wrapped threads on red silk, 30,5x24,5 cm., 19th(?) century, framed w. a woven ribbon and woollen threads, backed w. woven cotton.

- Gold occas. lacking; edges sl. frayed. Verso stained along the edges (remnants of glue?).

= An attractive miniature tapestry with star motifs.

€ (100-150)
81/5098 Tapestries and textiles Persian ? hand embroidered wall hanging with goldwork 81/5098 Tapestries and textiles Persian ? hand embroidered wall hanging with goldwork
81/5098 [Tapestries and textiles]. Persian(?) hand-embroidered wall-hanging with goldwork. Orange, green and blue silk and gold-wrapped threads on purple silk, 28,5x23 cm., 19th(?) century, framed w. a woven ribbon, backed w. (repurposed) woven cotton w. paisley pattern.

- Gold occas. lacking; edges occas. sl. frayed. Backing loosening; verso w. some tears and a few wormholes; remnants of glue from tape in upper corners.

= Reinforced with repurposed paper on this inside. An attractive miniature tapestry w. flowers, birds and fish.

€ (100-150)
81/5099 Tapestries and textiles Persian ? hand sewn wall hanging with sequins 81/5099 Tapestries and textiles Persian ? hand sewn wall hanging with sequins
81/5099 Tapestries and textiles Persian ? hand sewn wall hanging with sequins 81/5099 Tapestries and textiles Persian ? hand sewn wall hanging with sequins
81/5099 [Tapestries and textiles]. Persian(?) hand-sewn wall-hanging with sequins. Cotton and silk appliqués and brass(?) sequins on woven cotton, 27x22,5 cm., 19th(?) century, backed w. woven cotton.

- Lacks some sequins; colours (sl.) faded. Verso w. remnants of glue from tape on upper corners.

= A miniature tapestry showing a lattice with paisley-shapes and circles within, with a border of circles and flowers.

AND 1 other wall-hanging, (19th(?) century, 21,5x18,5 cm., yellow floral silk brocade panel, w. cotton and silk patchwork borders, silk tassels along edges, backed w. silk. Verso stained and w. some wormholes).

€ (100-150)
81/5100 Tapestries and textiles Two Chinese embroidered panels 81/5100 Tapestries and textiles Two Chinese embroidered panels
81/5100 [Tapestries and textiles]. Two Chinese embroidered panels. Silk and bronze-coloured metal threads on silk, 54x9 cm., 19th/ early 20th cent., mostly pekin knots and satin stich, showing figures in a garden engaged in various activities.

- Colours sl. faded

€ (50-70) 325
81 5101 Toshikata 1866 1908 81 5101 Toshikata 1866 1908
81 5101 Toshikata 1866 1908 81 5101 Toshikata 1866 1908
81/5101 Toshikata (1866-1908). Sozoro aruki, Meireki koro fujin (Out for a Stroll: Woman of the Meireki Era). Col. woodcut, 22x32,5 cm., signed Toshikata, w. the artist's seal, publisher Akiyama Buemon, 1891 (Meiji 24).

- Trifle/ sl. soiled and w. a small foxed spot, but otherwise a good impression.

= From the series Sanjuroku kasen (Thirty-six Elegant Selections).

Gekkô (1895-?). (Woman holding something covered by a cloth, accompanied by two sitting dolls/ children). Col. woodcut, 20x25 cm., signed Gekkô, with the artist's seal, n.publ., first half 20th cent.

- With some tiny foxed(?) spots; sl. browned on verso; otherwise fine. = Print by Ohashi Gekkô.

€ (70-90) 80
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