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ATTRIBUTED TO SAKAI HOITSU (1761–1828) no zu Kakan’an Chikushin shiki (Picture of ancient dolls by the venerable
Flowering Wisteria Zeshin, recorded by Kakan’an Chikushin), with seal Yukei, one of the art
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century names used by Shoji Chikushin (1855-1936), a pupil of Zeshin
A hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk; depicting a pair of white 36 3/4 x 12 7/8in (93.5 x 32.8cm)
moths hovering near purple flowering wisteria vines, signed Seisei
Hoitsu, with one seal US$7,000 - 9,000
40 x 16 1/2in (101.6 x 42.2cm) painting
74 3/8 x 21 1/8in (188.8 x 53.7cm) overall For other scrolls by Zeshin of the same subject, see Goke Tadaomi,
Shibata Zeshin meihinshu: Bakumatsu kaikaki no shikko kaiga
US$4,000 - 6,000 (Lacquer and Painting in Late Edo and Early Meiji: A Collection of
Masterworks by Shibata Zeshin), Tokyo, Gakushu Kenkyusha, 1981,
1187 cat. nos. 276-278; Nezu Bijutsukan (Nezu Museum), Shibata Zeshin
MIHATA JORYU (ACTIVE 1830-1844) no shikko, urushi-e, kaiga (Shibata Zeshin: From Lacquer Arts to
Painting), Tokyo, 2012, cat. no. 138; Shioda Shin, Zeshin-o gakan
Beauty in an Autumn Landscape (An Illustrated Survey of the Venerable Zeshin), Tokyo, Gahosha,
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1830-44 1908, unpaginated.
A hanging scroll, ink and color on silk; a portrait of a woman seated
on a wooden bench with a smoking set to one side, clumps of
flowering bush clover partially concealing a folding fan dropped to the 1189
front; signed Joryu, sealed Joryo shinshin A SET OF 35 BOOKS RELATED TO UKIYO-E
With a wooden storage box Showa (1926-1989) to Heisei era (1989-), mid to late 20th century
41 1/4 x 16 3/8in (105 x 41.4cm) painting Comprising 35 Ukiyo-e related books including; Ukiyoe Taikei vol.1-
76 5/8 x 23in (194.7 x 58.7cm) overall 17 by Shueisha, circa 1974; Japanese Prints and Drawings from
the Vever Collection vols.1-3 by Jack Hillier, circa 1976; Kuniyoshi
US$1,500 - 2,500 vols.1-2 by Juzo Suzuki, circa 1992; Hiroshige: The Collected Edo
Landscape Prints by Ganko Sakai, circa 1996; Shutaisei Yokohama
1188 Ukiyoe by Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History, circa
1979; The Art of Hiroshige by Tsuneo Tamba, circa 1965; The
SHIBATA ZESHIN (1807-1891) Japanese Pillar Print/ Hashira-e by Jacob Pins, circa 1982; The
Hina Dolls Clarence Buckingham Collection of Japanese Prints vol.1, circa 1955
Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1887 and vol.2, circa 1965 by the Art Institute of Chicago; and seven other
A hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, depicting the doll Emperor and books
Empress seated in front of a decorative stand beneath two shikishi 20 1/2 x 17 x 3 1/8in (52 x 43 x 8cm) largest
depicting trees and a river; signed Gyonen hachijuichi-o Zeshin (Zeshin,
age 81), with an urn-shaped seal Zeshin
With wood tomobako storage box inscribed Zeshin-o hitsu kodai hina US$2,000 - 3,000

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