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OTHER UKIYO-E (WOODBLOCK PRINTS)
Various Properties
(Lots 367-370)
367 *
UTAGAWA KUNISADA
(TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1865)
Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century
A yotsugiriban tate-e triptych print depicting
naked men and women in a bathhouse
in Hakone, a famous hot spring resort,
the bathers including two couples making
love, a couple embracing, women washing
themselves, and two clothed women watching
the sexual exploits with amusement; signed
Bukiyo eshi Izumo Matabei hitsu. Each sheet
approx., 18.5cm x 12cm (7¼in x 4 5/8in). (3).
£2,500 - 3,000
JPY490,000 - 580,000
US$3,300 - 3,900

368 *
ISODA KORYUSAI (1735-1790)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1770s
A chuban yoko-e shunga print of Kagurazuki
(the Eleventh Month) from the series Furyu juniki
no eiga (Prosperous Flowers of the Elegant
Twelve Months), depicting a couple making
love on an engawa (veranda) overlooking a
368 garden, a young girl, probably their daughter
standing between them among the bedclothes,
oblivious to their love making; unsigned.
18.4cm x 25cm (7 3/16in x 9 13/16in).
£2,000 - 3,000
JPY390,000 - 580,000
US$2,600 - 3,900

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