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134 KEISAI           EISEN         (1790-1848)            AND                                                                   135 CHOBUNSAI                    EISHI       (1756-1829)
               ANONYMOUS                    (19TH       CENTURY)
                                                                                                                                               Women admiring peony
               A GROUP OF THREE SHUNGA                                                                                                         blossoms under a wisteria trellis


               Woodblock prints, comprising three shunga:                                                                                      Woodblock print, triptych, each signed Eishi zu,
               1. Geisha on the Sumida River, from the series                                                                                  published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
               Koi no michikusa (Grass on the way of love)                                                                                     Horizontal oban triptych: 14¿ x 9æ in. (35.9 x
               2. Mistress in the bath, from the series Koi no                                                                                 24.8 cm.) each approx.                       (3)
               michikusa (Grass on the way of love)
               3. Couple on a veranda                                                                                                          $8,000-12,000
               10º x 14Ω in. (26 x 36.8 cm.) each approx.  (3)

               $3,000-4,000
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