Asian Art - Marlborough
Description:
Group of Reproduced Woodblock Prints, Japan, a set of eight Edo beauty series, from the collection of Idemitsu Museum of Arts; vol. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 from the twelve-volume set of Utamaro and Sharaku prints, holding two prints, one by each artist per volume, reproduced by Yomiuri Shinbun; volume 17 and 18, from the eighteen-volume set of Hokusai print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, holding two per volume, reproduced by Yomiuri Shinbun; one from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, all oban yoko-e.
Two Centuries of Japanese Prints
Estimate $50-100
in good condition.
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