Nest Egg Auctions
Live Auction

New Years Eve Auction

Sat, Dec 31, 2022 11:00AM EST
Lot 141

Collection of Japanese Prints & etc.

Estimate: $100 - $300

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$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

Collection of Japanese prints of various media and design. 12 Japanese woodblock prints, in the sumizuri-e, benizuri-e, and other techniques. Paper varies from very thin to more substantial. Various scenes of life and people in Japan. One laid down print (lithograph?) of a Japanese landscape. Two lithographs of fashionable women or geishas. 5 prints laid down on cardboard. Two modern prints of late 19th century prints, both seemingly by Yoshitoshi. 6 pages from books about Japan, with Western engravings of Japanese people, book pages, and a reproduced photograph. Provenance: from a Connecticut collector of ukiyo-e prints. Keywords: fancy, art, artwork, wall, decor, Japan, Asia, Asian, design, nature, natural, wood block, ukiyoe, ukiyo e