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PICTURES & PRINTS 82 Y ƭ
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TOYOHARA CHIKANOBU (1838–1912)
Three triptychs and one diptych of
woodblock prints
Each depicting three-quarter length portraits
of groups of named Kabuki actors in famous
theatrical roles, signed Toyohara Chikanobu
hitsu,
each oban-sized sheet approximately 36cm x
22cm, and framed and glazed
80 £400 - 600
81 Provenance: The Studio of Eduardo Paolozzi.
18 | BONHAMS
In 1969 Paolozzi travelled to Japan to
make a large steel sculpture, ‘Osaka Steel’
for the World Expo of 1970 in Osaka. The
sculpture was made in Japan and therefore
Paolozzi took the opportunity to live there
while the sculpture was produced. Paolozzi
immersed himself in Japanese culture, taking
part in Judo, visiting the Kabuki theatre and
watching Sumo wrestling. He purchased
quantities of Japanese toys, now in the
Krazy Kat Arkive in the Victoria and Albert
Museum. It was during this period in Japan
that Paolozzi purchased these four kabuki
woodblock prints.
80
JAPANESE SCHOOL, A VERTICAL
SCROLL
Meiji
A standing lady in traditional kimono holding
a shamisen, with collectors stamps, in
colours on silk,
image 94cm x 30cm, and framed and glazed
£500 - 700
81 *
A SILK EMBROIDERY
Meiji
Embroidered in various coloured floss silk
threads, imitating a kakeiku (vertical hanging
scroll) depicting a white hawk tethered to a
wood perch and attempting to undo the silk
cord with its beak,
88cm x 33cm, framed and glazed,
£500 - 600
A PAIR OF SHIBAYAMA AND LACQUER
NARROW PANELS
Meiji
Black lacquer ground inlaid with figures and
birds below flowering plum branches, in bone
and ivory, (some loose parts and losses),
147cm high
£400 - 600
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A COLLECTION OF WOODBLOCK
PRINTS
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), Kunitsuna
Utagawa (1805-68), and Toyohara Chikanobu
(1838–1912)
Two by Kuniyoshi; a couple beneath a cherry
tree, and a reclining lady (framed): two panels
of a larger image by Kunitsuna, warriors
on a boat: and a print and two triptychs by
Chikanobu; a lady shopping for flowers, and
two scenes of bijin at leisure,
each approximately 35.5cm x 25cm, one
framed and glazed
£400 - 600
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FIVE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865)
Two ladies in a courtyard, two samurai and
a white wolf, a geisha and her lover, a lady
leaning over a veranda, and a lady pouring
sake for a samurai,
each oban, approximately 36.5cm x 25cm
£400 - 600