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Auction archive: Lot number 181

FOUR JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT BOOKS. ANDO HIROSHIGE; KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI; KATSUSHIKA TAITO II; UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI

Estimate
US$800 - US$1,200
Price realised:
US$625
Auction archive: Lot number 181

FOUR JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT BOOKS. ANDO HIROSHIGE; KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI; KATSUSHIKA TAITO II; UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI

Estimate
US$800 - US$1,200
Price realised:
US$625
Beschreibung:

Japanese woodblock books: Ando Hiroshige, Katsushika Hokusai, Katsushika Taito II, Utagawa Kuniyoshi 4 original woodblock books: Fujimi Hyakuzu (100 Views of Mt Fuji) by Hiroshige, Tokyo: Eirakuya, 1859, printed in colors, with a forward by Ryutei Senka, 46 pages (8 3/4 x 6 in.; 222 x 150 mm). Yellow wrappers — Ehon Kokoku Meisho (Notable Places of Japan) by Hokusai, vol. 2 or ge only, printed in colors, 22 pages (8 3/4 x 6 in.; 222 x 152 mm). Yellow wrappers. — Manshoku zuko (Book on Ten Thousand Occupations) by Taito II, vol. 4 only, Osaka: Gungyokudo, 1850, partially printed in colors, 64 pages (8 3/4 x 6 in.; 222 x 152 mm). Yellow wrappers. — Zatsugashu (Various Images) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Tokyo: Izumiya Ichibei (Senichi), 1856-58, zen (complete), partially printed in colors, 39 pages (7 1/4 x 4 4/3 in.; 183 x 120 mm). Blue wrappers. Together 4 books. Some scattered stains, occasional light fading. Covers creased and soiled.

Auction archive: Lot number 181
Auction:
Datum:
20 Apr 2012
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
Beschreibung:

Japanese woodblock books: Ando Hiroshige, Katsushika Hokusai, Katsushika Taito II, Utagawa Kuniyoshi 4 original woodblock books: Fujimi Hyakuzu (100 Views of Mt Fuji) by Hiroshige, Tokyo: Eirakuya, 1859, printed in colors, with a forward by Ryutei Senka, 46 pages (8 3/4 x 6 in.; 222 x 150 mm). Yellow wrappers — Ehon Kokoku Meisho (Notable Places of Japan) by Hokusai, vol. 2 or ge only, printed in colors, 22 pages (8 3/4 x 6 in.; 222 x 152 mm). Yellow wrappers. — Manshoku zuko (Book on Ten Thousand Occupations) by Taito II, vol. 4 only, Osaka: Gungyokudo, 1850, partially printed in colors, 64 pages (8 3/4 x 6 in.; 222 x 152 mm). Yellow wrappers. — Zatsugashu (Various Images) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Tokyo: Izumiya Ichibei (Senichi), 1856-58, zen (complete), partially printed in colors, 39 pages (7 1/4 x 4 4/3 in.; 183 x 120 mm). Blue wrappers. Together 4 books. Some scattered stains, occasional light fading. Covers creased and soiled.

Auction archive: Lot number 181
Auction:
Datum:
20 Apr 2012
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
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