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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF SALLIE WAGNER
Sallie Wagner was born in West Virginia in 1913 to a family beauty of the folk ceramics. While in Japan, Wagner befriended
in the steel business. The family interests included land along many local potters like Hamada Shoji (see lot 2178), Kawai Kanjiro,
the Ohio River with prehistoric settlements and mounds, rich in and Shimaoka Tatsuzo. Wagner donated the bulk of her Japanese
arrowheads and grinding stones. This lead to an early fascination ceramic collection to the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa
with Native American culture and eventually, to an advanced degree Fe, NM.
in Anthropology from the University of Chicago. Sallie met William
Lippincot while at university and the two were married in 1936. 2036
Work with the National Park Service took them to the Southwest UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE I (1797-1858)
where they bought Wide Ruins Trading Post in Arizona, keeping Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1857
it in operation until 1954. It was during this period that Wagner An oban tate-e print titled Oji Shozoku enoki Omisoka no kitsunebi
encouraged local weavers to return to using traditional vegetal dyes (New Year’s Eve Foxfires at the Robing Tree, Oji), from the series
in their rugs, leaving a permanent legacy in Navaho weaving. Meisho Edo hyakkei (100 Famous Views of Edo), published by Uoya
Eikichi, censor’s seal Aratame, mi kyu, signed Hiroshige ga
Soon after WWII, Wagner and Lippincot made their first trip to Japan 14 3/4 x 10in (37.5 x 25.2cm)
and returned many times. She was struck by the sophisticated
sense of design seen in the work of print makers, and by the simple US$3,500 - 4,500

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