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78 5259 Kunisada 1786 1865 78 5259 Kunisada 1786 1865
78/5259 Kunisada (1786-1865). (Couple admiring the flowers). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Toyokuni ga, publ. Iseya Kanekichi, censor seal and date seal for 9/1854, framed.

= Part of triptych, titled Azuma Genji setsugekka no uchi (Snow, Moon, and Flowers of Eastern Genji). Not examined ouside frame.

€ (50-70) 80
78 5260 Kunisada 1786 1865 78 5260 Kunisada 1786 1865
78 5260 Kunisada 1786 1865 78 5260 Kunisada 1786 1865
78/5260 Kunisada (1786-1865). (Standing woman). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Gototei Kunisada ga, ±1820, publisher Yamamotoya Heikichi.

- Closed hole in lower right corner.

Toyokuni (1769-1825). (Group portrait of five actors). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Toyokuni ga, publisher Kawachiya Genshichi (before 1811).

- Soiled; closed wormholes along edges and lower section (just within the image).

= With the publisher seal of Kawachiya Genshichi, used before 1811 (Marks 227).

AND 1 other by TOYOKUNI: (Standing actor) (published by the same, also before 1811).

€ (100-150) 130
78 5261 Kunisada 1786 1865 78 5261 Kunisada 1786 1865
78/5261 Kunisada (1786-1865). (Three actors in a fighting scene). Col. woodcut ôban triptych, signed Toyokuni ga, publisher Ebiya Rinnosuke.

- A few closed holes in the right section; worn/ dam. spots near upper right corner en upper edge.

Yoshitoshi (1839-1892). Returning Sails in the Ryukyu Islands (Minamoto Tametomo on the Beach). Col. woodcut ôban triptych, 1867, signed Yoshitoshi hitsu, publisher Kinseidô.

- All ôban sections tipped on one leaf; all (heavily) wormholed along edges.

= From the series Bidan musha hakkei (Eight Views with Fine Tales of Warriors).

€ (120-150) 150
78 5262 Kunisada 1786 1865 78 5262 Kunisada 1786 1865
78 5262 Kunisada 1786 1865 78 5262 Kunisada 1786 1865
78 5262 Kunisada 1786 1865 78 5262 Kunisada 1786 1865
78 5262 Kunisada 1786 1865 78 5262 Kunisada 1786 1865
78/5262 Kunisada (1786-1865). (Three actors in a kabuki play). Colour woodcut ôban triptych, signed Toyokuni ga, published by Izutsuya Shôkichi, 1860, 2nd or 3rd month.

- Left sheet w. wormhole in upper part; sheets attached; outer edges sl. rubbed/ creased.

Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). (Falsehood and Truth: Both Sides of the Heart). Four (of 10) col. woodcut ôban, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, published by Minatoya Kohei, 1847 or 1848.

- All laid down together on 1 mount; fingersoiled and rubbed.

= Part of the series Uso to makoto kokoro no ura omote.

AND 3 other triptychs, all w. defects: an unidentified warrior scene by KUNISADA (publ. by Izutsuya Shokichi, ±1847-1850), three actors by KUNIYOSHI and two ladies strolling in the snow by GEKKO OGATA.

€ (100-150) 475
78 5263 Kunisada 1786 1865 78 5263 Kunisada 1786 1865
78 5263 Kunisada 1786 1865 78 5263 Kunisada 1786 1865
78/5263 Kunisada (1786-1865). (Woman combing her hair and offering a letter to a man). (Group of men drinking sake). Two woodcut ôban from the series "Seisho Nanatsu Iroha" (The seven variations of the Iroha) (the letters "a" and "ru"), signed Toyokuni ga, publ. Wakasaya Yochi and Fujiokaya Keijirô, aratame and date seal (6/56).
€ (100-150) 140
78 5264 Kuniyoshi 1797 1861 78 5264 Kuniyoshi 1797 1861
78/5264 Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). (Traveller with two carriers in the snow). Col. woodcut ôban triptych, signed Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga, publ. Yamamotoa Heikichi, censor's seal, framed.

- Central and righthand sheet wormholed in top left/ right corner and sl. wormholed in outer left/ right margin; lefthand sheet trifle wormholed in margins. Not examined outside frame (possibly cut short); central leaf sl. yellowed in lower half. Sl. faded.

€ (80-100) 150
78 5265 Masanobu 1686 1764 78 5265 Masanobu 1686 1764
78 5265 Masanobu 1686 1764 78 5265 Masanobu 1686 1764
78/5265 Masanobu (1686-1764). Yoshiwara Shinmachi (Shinmashi in the Yoshiwara). Col. handcol. woodcut ôban.

- Laid down on modern thin Japanese. = Meiji-period print from recut block.

Utamaro (1754-1806). (Parody of the Killing of the Nue). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Utamaro hitsu, publisher Omiya Gonkurô.

- Laid down on modern thin Japanese; sm. pinholes in the right corners.

= Meiji-period print from recut block. Asano and Clark 259-61.

AND 1 other colour woodcut by TOYOHARU, also Meij print from recut block, (Landscape at Mimeguri).

€ (60-80) 60
78 5266 Masanobu 1761 1816 78 5266 Masanobu 1761 1816
78 5266 Masanobu 1761 1816 78 5266 Masanobu 1761 1816
78/5266 Masanobu (1761-1816). (Woman with a ghost). Woodcut leaf, 15,6x11,5 cm. - AND 5 others, i.a. 2x by the same and Hayasu Toku, all from ehon.
€ (100-150)
78 5267 Naoe Tokutaro active 19th cent  78 5267 Naoe Tokutaro active 19th cent
78/5267 Naoe Tokutaro (active 19th cent.). Shunzan gafu. Place unread, Ohkawa-ya, Meiji 21 (1888), 21 lvs., num. woodcut ills. of mostly plants/ flowers, orig. cordbound wr. w. hashira-title, 8vo.

- Upper pastedown loose; 2 lvs. stained. Wr. sl. worn.

€ (70-90)
78 5268 Nobukazu 1872 1944 78 5268 Nobukazu 1872 1944
78 5268 Nobukazu 1872 1944 78 5268 Nobukazu 1872 1944
78 5268 Nobukazu 1872 1944 78 5268 Nobukazu 1872 1944
78 5268 Nobukazu 1872 1944 78 5268 Nobukazu 1872 1944
78 5268 Nobukazu 1872 1944 78 5268 Nobukazu 1872 1944
78 5268 Nobukazu 1872 1944 78 5268 Nobukazu 1872 1944
78/5268 Nobukazu (1872-1944). (Picture of the 2nd Army attacking Port Arthur with cannons and occupation of the place). Col. woodcut ôban triptych, signed Yosai Nobukazu, published by Ozeki Iwakichi, November 1894.

= Title reads Dai-nigun Ryojunkô hôgeki senryô no zu. Chaïkin 60.

AND 3 other similar triptyches, all naval battle scenes from the Sino-Japanese war, i.a. by the same and KUNIMASA IV.

€ (300-500) 475
78 5269 Numata Kashu 1838 1901 78 5269 Numata Kashu 1838 1901
78 5269 Numata Kashu 1838 1901 78 5269 Numata Kashu 1838 1901
78/5269 Numata Kashu (1838-1901). Shûchô Gafu (Picture album of various birds). Ehon, n.pl., n.d. (±1910), 37 col. woodcuts (incl. 12 double-p. woodcuts), bound as a blockbook, orig. wr. w. hashira title on frontwr.

- Backwr. loose. = SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LII.

€ (200-300) 350
78 5270 Oriental bindings  Richly decorated carved black painted wooden bookcover 78 5270 Oriental bindings Richly decorated carved black painted wooden bookcover
78 5270 Oriental bindings  Richly decorated carved black painted wooden bookcover 78 5270 Oriental bindings Richly decorated carved black painted wooden bookcover
78 5270 Oriental bindings  Richly decorated carved black painted wooden bookcover 78 5270 Oriental bindings Richly decorated carved black painted wooden bookcover
78/5270 [Oriental bindings]. Richly decorated carved black painted wooden bookcover, 35x27x5,5 cm., w. brass hinges, India, 19th cent.

- Two cracks, in spine and lower edge frontcover.

€ (100-150)
78 5271 Oriental miniatures  Anonymous 16h cent ? 78 5271 Oriental miniatures Anonymous 16h cent ?
78 5271 Oriental miniatures  Anonymous 16h cent ? 78 5271 Oriental miniatures Anonymous 16h cent ?
78/5271 [Oriental miniatures]. Anonymous (16h cent.?). (The birth of Mahavira). Miniature in red and blue gouache and gold, 11,4x7,8 cm., on verso of a leaf from the Jain text Kalpasutra, Gujarat, ±1520, Indian text in black ink on wasli, ±11,4x26,4 cm. (leaf), ±10x8 cm. (text on recto), 7/ 8 lines to the page.

- Sl. yellowed; paper sl. thin on spot in upper right corner. = Provenance: Polak Works of Art (1999).

€ (300-500)
78 5272 Oriental miniatures  Anonymous 17th cent  78 5272 Oriental miniatures Anonymous 17th cent
78/5272 [Oriental miniatures]. Anonymous (17th cent.). (A prince on horseback going out on a falcon hunt with 4 retainers, a town (Jaipur?) in the background). Opaque watercolour, ink and gold on paper, sky area partly coloured in silver and partly in blue, central miniature (18,5x12,4 cm.), surrounded by two borders: inner border consisting of gilt floral decoration on a darkblue ground, outer border very richly decorated with flowers, flowering plants and birds, 32,4x23 cm. (incl. borders), painted on gold flaked paper, framed.

- A few small imperfections. Please contact us for a detailed condition report.

= Interesting miniature, in the style of the famous Shah Jahan album miniatures, with the detailed drawings of flowers and birds in margins. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LIII.

€ (5.000-7.000)
78 5273 Oriental miniatures  Anonymous early 18th cent ? 78 5273 Oriental miniatures Anonymous early 18th cent ?
78/5273 [Oriental miniatures]. Anonymous (early 18th cent.?). (Magorum sacra & leges). Manuscript in nasta'liq script in pen and black and red ink, (213) leaves, 1 full-p. gouache heightened w. gold, bound in blindst. red morocco w. giltlettered spine reading "Magorum sacra & leges" (magical rites and laws).

- A few leaves (water)stained; library stamp of "Musée Tack Ypres Bibliothèque" on verso of final free endpaper (not traced) and w. catalogue clipping describing the work as "Manuscrit Turc" ["Turc" crossed out] and the contents as "poésies et contes, en turc". Spine-ends worn.

= The nice gouache shows a seated woman in a garden, playing the rebab (an Arabic bowed instrument). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LIII.

€ (250-350)
78 5274 Oriental miniatures  Anonymous late 17th/ early 18th cent  Deccan 78 5274 Oriental miniatures Anonymous late 17th/ early 18th cent Deccan
78 5274 Oriental miniatures  Anonymous late 17th/ early 18th cent  Deccan 78 5274 Oriental miniatures Anonymous late 17th/ early 18th cent Deccan
78/5274 [Oriental miniatures]. Anonymous (late 17th/ early 18th cent., Deccan). (A beautifully clad prince holding a pink rose in his right hand and resting his other hand on his dagger). Opaque watercolour, ink and gold paint on paper, 18,5x10,1 cm., laid down on sl. later marbled paper, framed.

- A few unobtrusive (very) small waterstains in the blue background.

= A beautifully detailed portrait of a prince wearing a magnificent robe decorated with hunting scenes. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LIII.

€ (1.200-1.500)
78 5275 Oriental miniatures  Anonymous 18th cent  78 5275 Oriental miniatures Anonymous 18th cent
78 5275 Oriental miniatures  Anonymous 18th cent  78 5275 Oriental miniatures Anonymous 18th cent
78/5275 [Oriental miniatures]. Anonymous (18th cent.). (Noble lady with three retainers speaking with another lady, a view of a town in the background). Drawing, pen and ink with some underdrawing in pencil on vellum w. a Persian title below (unread), 19,5x13,8 cm. (image), 21,5x13,8 cm. (incl. title).

- Waterstained; mounted on board along margins. Probably a preparative design for a miniature.

WITH another anonymous drawing of a prince seated on a dais (pencil and watercolour on paper, 16,1x10,5 cm., 18th cent.(?), with (unread) Persian annotation in top and lower margins. Sl. creased and fingersoiled; tipped onto modern cloth on mount).

€ (120-150)
78 5276 Oriental miniatures  Anonymous 18th cent ? 78 5276 Oriental miniatures Anonymous 18th cent ?
78/5276 [Oriental miniatures]. Anonymous (18th cent.?). (A polo match). Drawing, gouache and gold paint, 11x7,7 cm. - ON verso: manuscript text in 2 columns.

- Worn, w. closed tear.

= Perhaps an illustration for the poem Guy-o Chawgân ("the Ball and the Polo-mallet").

€ (70-90) 70
78 5277 Oriental miniatures  Anonymous 18th cent ? 78 5277 Oriental miniatures Anonymous 18th cent ?
78 5277 Oriental miniatures  Anonymous 18th cent ? 78 5277 Oriental miniatures Anonymous 18th cent ?
78/5277 [Oriental miniatures]. Anonymous (18th cent.?). (Two musicians near a tree). Drawing, pen and ink heightened w. some gold (or silver?), 12,1x9 cm.

- A few spots affected by silverfish. Laid down on contemp. pink board.

AND 11 others, incl. 2 modern miniatures by HOSEIN-KHATAY, both showing a couple surrounded by flowers/ branches offering each other a cup/ a fruit (both gouache on leather with inlay painted leather sections, heightened with gold, each 21,6x12,3 cm. Both w. annot. on mount attributing the drawing to "Hosein-Khatay leerling van Mirzaga Emamy ±50 jaar te Isfahan Iran 1957" and 1x w. mounted ticket of the dealers "M.KH. Golriz Khatami & Sons, Chirazi Chaharbagh, Isfahan, Iran").

€ (100-150) 100
78 5278 Oriental miniatures  Anonymous 19th cent  78 5278 Oriental miniatures Anonymous 19th cent
78/5278 [Oriental miniatures]. Anonymous (19th cent.). (A scene with a man surrounded by five women playing the sitar and offering him beverages). Miniature in gouache in colours and gold on wasli paper, 19th cent., 10x16 cm., within gold dec. border and another broad border in blue gouache, 21x26,5 cm. (leaf).
€ (100-150)