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        UTAGAWA KUNISADA: STAGE   UTAGAWA KUNISADA: STAGE    SHUNTEI: WOODCUT IN       UTAGAWA KUNISADA: WOODCUT
        PORTRAIT, WOODCUT IN      PORTRAIT, WOODCUT IN       COLORS, THE BATTLE OF     IN COLORS, STAGE PORTRAIT
        COLORS                    COLORS                     KOROMAWAGA                Woodcut in colors on thin paper
        Woodcut in colors on thin paper   Woodcut in colors on thin paper   Woodcut in colors on thin paper   Japan, 1830’s    222
        Japan, Utagawa Kunisada (1786-  Japan, Utagawa Kunisada (1786-  Japan, around 1810                                     A SET OF THREE JAPANESE SCROLLS WITH BODDHISATTVA AND
        1865)                     1865)                                                                                        MONKS
                                                             Signets and signatures along the   Signets and signatures along the edges,   Silk with painting and mounts of wood and bronze
        Signets and signatures along   Signets and signatures along   edges, including artist’s signature   including censor’s signet ‘Kiwame’,   Japan, Edo Period
        the edges, including censor’s   the edges, including censor’s   ‘Shuntei ga’. Right leaf of a   artist’s signature ‘Gototei Kunisada ga’,
        signet ‘Kiwame’, artist’s signature   signet ‘Kiwame’, artist’s signature   triptych, titled ‘Truthful record   publisher’s seal ‘Yamamotoya Heikichi’.   A set of interesting silk scrolls with paintings framed in silk with floral
        ‘Gototei Kunisada ga’, publisher’s   ‘Gototei Kunisada ga’. Stage   of the battle of Koromawaga’.   Stage portrait of actor Nakamura   motifs, inside an old wooden box. The central and largest one, with finely
        seal ‘Kawaguchiya Sôzô’. Stage   portrait of actor Ichikawa   Woodcut in fine colors. Mounted   Utaemon.                gold painted central Bodhisattva with likenesses surrounding her on
        portrait of actor Nakamura Shikan.   Danjûrô. Woodcut in fine pastels.  to a mat and framed.  Woodcut in fine colors. Mounted to a   clouds. The two neighboring scrolls depicting monks.
        Woodcut in fine colors.                                                         mat and framed.
                                  Shape: Rectangular woodcut  Shape: Rectangular woodcut                                       Shape: Scrolls with bronze and wood mounts       223
        Shape: Rectangular woodcut  Dimensions: SHEET ca. 37 x   Dimensions: SHEET ca. 37 x 25   Shape: Rectangular woodcut    Dimensions: HEIGHT 75.5 CM                       KAKEJIKU WITH COURT LADIES
        Dimensions: SHEET ca. 37 x 25 CM,   25 CM, mounted to a mat and   CM, framed 53.5 x 39.2 CM  Dimensions: SHEET ca. 37 x 25 CM,   Condition: The central one with only a tear to the fabric, painting in good   Painting on silk, paper, wood
        mounted to a mat and framed 53.5   framed 53.5 x 39.2 CM  Condition: Good condition with   framed 50.5 x 37.6 CM       condition; the other two with losses to painting; all worn and soiled  Japan, Edo Period  224
        x 39.2 CM                 Condition: Signs of age and   signs of age and wear; scattered   Condition: Signs of age and wear;   Provenance: From an old Austrian private collection acquired before 1930  A KAKEJIKU SCROLL DEPICTING
        Condition: Good condition with   wear, the color is partially slightly   small blemishes as well as   scattered small blemishes as well                                 Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink and colors   AN INARI LANDSCAPE PAINTING
        signs of age and wear, scattered   faded; several small blemishes are   handling creases and marginal   as handling creases and marginal   Estimate EUR 300,-           on silk in paper mounts; depicting a group   EMBROIDERED WITH BIRDS AND
        small blemishes as well as handling   backed with patches and some   blemishes; the sheet bears foxing   blemishes; the sheet bears foxing spots   Starting price EUR 150,-  of eight court ladies; lacquered wood jiku   LEAVES
        creases and stains        handling creases           spots in places           in places                                                                                (roller ends).                  Painting on silk, embroidery, paper,
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        Provenance: From an old Austrian   Provenance: From an old Austrian   Provenance: From an old Austrian   Provenance: From an old Austrian                                                               wood. Japan, 19  Century
        collection                collection                 collection                collection                                                                               Shape: Elongated rectangular scroll
                                                                                                                                                                                Dimensions: Overall 116 CM x 55.5 CM,   Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink and color
        Estimate EUR 50,-         Estimate EUR 50,-          Estimate EUR 50,-         Estimate EUR 50,-                                                                        image 34.5 CM x 45 CM           on silk with silk and paper mounts.
        Starting price EUR 25,-   Starting price EUR 25,-    Starting price EUR 25,-   Starting price EUR 25,-                                                                  Condition: Damaged paper and unglued,   Depicting a landscape with trees,
                                                                                                                                                                                stains and subtle wrinkles      flowers birds, traditional Japanese
                                                                                                                                                                                Provenance: From an old Austrian private   houses and a bridge. Some tree leaves
                                                                                                                                                                                collection acquired before 1930  and birds are colorfully embroidered.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Lacquered wood jiku (roller ends).
                                                                                                                                                                                Estimate EUR 200,-
                                                                                       221                                                                                      Starting price EUR 100,-        Shape: Elongated rectangular scroll
                                                                                       THREE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK                                                                                                 Dimensions: Overall 164 CM x 51 CM,
                                                                                       PRINTS DEPICTING CHINESE                                                                                                 image 124 CM x 44 CM
                                                                                       SCHOLARS                                                                                                                 Condition: Damaged paper mostly
                                                                                       Woodblock prints                                                                                                         along the edges, subtle stains; one side
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                                                                                       Japan, 18  -19  Century                                                                                                  of the roller slightly damaged
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Provenance: From an old Austrian
                                                                                       Framed in passe-partouts.                                                                                                private collection acquired before
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1930,- on the back old collection
                                                                                       Shape: Square or rectangular                                                                                             number
                                                                                       woodblock prints
                                                                                       Dimensions: 21 x 15, 30.5 x 21.5, 33.5                                                                                   Estimate EUR 200,-
                                                                                       x 15 CM                                                                                                                  Starting price EUR 100,-
                                                                                       Condition: Good condition, age related   225
                                                                                       wear                                    TAKASHI NAKAYAMA: TWO WATERCOLOURS ‘PEASANT PORTRAITS’
                                                                                       Provenance: From an old Austrian        Watercolour on paper
                                                                                       private collection acquired before 1930  Japan, Taisho period - Takashi Nakayama (1893-1978)                             226
                                                                                                                                                                                                                A JAPANESE EMBROIDERY
                                                                                       Estimate EUR 100,-                      These two, detailed watercolors of Takashi Nakayama date back to the Meiji       ‘WOMAN WITH CAT’
                                                                                       Starting price EUR 50,-                 or Taisho period (1912-1926) in Japan and were presumably made for foreign       Framed embroidery
                                                                                                                               market. Pictured are two peasant women with different attributes. The            Japan, Edo Period
                                                                                                                               representations are inspired by the western style and were extremely popular
                                                                                                                               in Europe and the USA in the early 20 century. Each watercolor is signed at      An attractive piece depicting a woman
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                                                                                                                               lower margin. On the back a Christie’s label as well as various numbers can      with a cat on a leash; with silver
                                                                                                                               be found.                                                                        colored wood-frame.
                                                                                                                               Shape: Rectangular framed watercolors                                            Shape: Rectangular
                                                                                                                               Dimensions: Sheet 29.5 x 16 CM, overall dimensions, framed 36.5 x 23 CM          Dimensions: 43 x 27 CM
                                                                                                                               Condition: Appealing condition with signs of age and wear; foxing and slight     Condition: Good condition
                                                                                                                               creases are visible, the wooden frames are in good condition                     Provenance: From an old Austrian
                                                                                                                               Provenance: From a German private collection                                     private collection acquired before 1930
                                                                                                                               Estimate EUR 100,-                                                               Estimate EUR 80,-
                                                                                                                               Starting price EUR 50,-                                                          Starting price EUR 40,-

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