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New Years Eve Auction

Sat, Dec 31, 2022 11:00AM EST
Lot 144

4 pcs - Japanese Woodblock Art

Estimate: $300 - $600

Bid Increments

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$50 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$300,000 $25,000
$500,000 $50,000
$1,000,000 $100,000

Four piece collection of Japanese woodblock art. Inlcudes one large woodblock by contemporary Japanese ukiyo-e artist Katsuyuki Nishijima (b.1945), one recut woodblock of a fashionable lady by Utamaro (c. 1753 - 1806), one pair of recut woodblocks of two fashionable ladies, and one recut of "In with the Fortune! Out with the Devil!" by Kuniyoshi (1798 - 1861). Condition: good overall, the two woodcuts framed togther have a broken frme but it can likely be repaired. The largest piece, the Nishijima, measures 22 3/4" wide by 17" tall (as matted), and 31" wide by 25" tall (as framed). Keywords: fancy, geisha, ukiyoe, ukiyo e, decor, decoration, art, artist, artists, Japan, Asia, Asian