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KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)
Taisho era (1912-1926), 1924
An oban yoko-e print entitled Suo Kintaikyo
(The Kintai Bridge in Suo Province), from the
series Tabi miyage dai sanshu (Souvenirs of
Travel III), dated 1924, published by Watanabe
Shozaburo (6mm Watanabe seal), signed
Hasui
10 3/8 x 15 3/16in (26.2 x 38.7cm)

$1,000 - 1,500

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KOBAYASHI KIYOCHIKA (1847-1915)
Meiji (1868-1912) to Taisho (1912-1926)
era, 1880-1915
Comprising six oban yoko-e prints: the first
entitled Hama-cho yori utsusu Ryogoku taika
(Great Fire at Ryogoku Drawn from Hama-
cho), dated 1881, signed Kobayashi Kiyochika
hitsu; Hakone Dogashima no yakei (Night
Scene of Dogashima), circa 1914, published
by Matsuki Heikichi, signed Kiyochika;
Sensoji setchu (Sensoji Temple in the Snow),
Asakusa Kuramae natsuyo ( Summer Evening
at Asakusa Kuramae), and Gohonmatsu
uzuki (Rain and Moonlight at Gohommatsu),
each signed Kobayashi Kiyochika hitsu; the
last entitled Tokiwabashi nai shiheiryo no
zu (Sunset: The Bureau for Paper Money at
Tokiwa Bridge), dated 1880; each published
by Fukuda Kumajiro (6)
10 3/8 x 15 3/4in (26.3 x 40.8cm) largest
9 1/8 x 13 1/4in (23.2 x 33.6cm) smallest

$1,000 - 1,500 64
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KOBAYASHI KIYOCHIKA (1847-1915)
Meiji (1868-1912) to Taisho (1912-1926)
era, 1880-1914
Comprising five oban yoko-e prints: the first
Imadobashi chatei no tsukiyo (Teahouses at
Imadobashi on a Moonlit Night), circa 1880,
signed Kobayashi Kiyochika; Miho no ura;
Okawagishi Ichinohashi enkei (Distant View
of the Bridge, Ichinohashi, from the Great
River Embankment), circa 1880, published by
Fukuda Kumajiro; Tsukiji Akashicho kanya no
tsuki (Moon on a Chilly Night at Akashicho,
Tsukiji), signed Kiyochika; and Mukojima
Mimeguri teika no sekkei (Snow Scene Below
the Embankment at Mukojima Mimeguri
Shrine), both circa 1914, published by Matsuki
Heikichi (5)
10 5/16 x 15 7/8in (26.2 x 40.5cm) largest
9 1/8 x 13 3/16in (23.1 x 33.5cm) smallest

$1,000 - 1,500
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