Seven Assorted Woodblock Prints

Description:

Seven Assorted Woodblock Prints, Japan, Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849),from the series of the Kanadehon Chusingura Act 5, oban yoko-e; an Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825) depicting two kabuki actors with courtesans at a restaurant ; a Hiroshige depicting two blind men, signed with a diamond seal; a landscape with blossoming peaches and a boatman; a two-leaf fan painting in ink; a two-leaf spread with a dragon in ink; and a partial book page with Buddhist texts, various in sizes from 8 1/4 x 3 3/8 to 10 1/4 x 15 in.
Property of a New England collector.
Estimate $300-500

severe toning to some, overall age wear and tear, creases to some.


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