Japanese Works of Art - 15 Nov 2022
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858),
YASHIKA GAKUTEI (C.1786-1868), AND OTHERS
EDO AND MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY
A Japanese woodblock print entitled Susaki hatsu hinode (New Year's Day at Susaki) from the series Edo Meisho (Famous Places in Edo); another a surimono entitled Taira no Tadatori from the series Buke rokkasen (Six Immortal Poets of the Warrior Class), signed Gakutei hitsu; together with other various woodblock prints, a painting of fish signed Tanaka, and two panels from a small byobu screen, 60.5cm x 36cm max. (14)
Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford.
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.