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KOBAYASHI KIYOCHIKA (1847-1915)
Meiji era (1868-1912), 1879-1881
Comprising nine oban yoko-e prints: Kawaguchi
nabekama seizo zu (Manufacturing Pots and Kettles in
Kawaguchi), 1879; Dokanyama yuhigure (Sunset at Mount
Dokan), 1879; Mitsumata Eitaibashi enkei (Distant View
of Eitai Bridge at Mitsumata), 1880; Odenmacho Daimaru
(the Daimaru Store at Odenmacho), 1881; Akasaka
Kinokunizaka (Kinokuni Hill, Akasaka), 1880; Mukojima
sakura (Cherry Blossoms at Mukojima), 1880; each signed
Kobayashi Kiyochika hitsu; Dainikai Naikoku Kangyo
Hakurankai nai bijutsukan funsui (The Fountain Outside the
Art Museum at the Second Exhibition for the Promotion
of Domestic Industry), 1881, signed Kobayashi Kiyochika;
Yushima moto seido no kei (View of Former Confucian
Temple), 1879; and Tokiwabashi nai shimeryo no zu (The
Bureau for Paper Money at Tokyo Bridge), 1880; each
published by Fukuda Kumajiro (9)
9 1/8 x 13 1/8in (23.1 x 33.2cm) each approximately

66 $1,000 - 1,500

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KOBAYASHI KIYOCHIKA (1847-1915)
Meiji (1868-1912) to Taisho (1912-1926) era, 1876-1914
Comprising six oban yoko-e prints: the first entitled Tokyo
Shin-Ohashi uchu zu (Picture of Shin-Ohashi Bridge,
Tokyo, in the Rain), dated 1876, signed Kobayashi
Kiyochika ga; the second entitled Suruga Okitsu asa no
Fuji (Morning Fuji at Okitsu), circa 1914; and Mukojima
mankai no yozakura (Cherry Blossom in Full Bloom in the
Night at Mukojima), 1915; both signed Kiyochika, each
published by Matsuki Heikichi; Kudanzaka gogatsu no
yoru (May Night at Kudanzaka), circa 1880; Kawasaki
gekkai (Moonlit Sea at Kawasaki), circa 1880; each
published by Fukuda Kumajiro, signed Kobayashi
Kiyochika hitsu; the last entitled Umewaka Jinja (Umewaka
Shrine), circa 1877, signed Kobayashi Kiyochika (6)
10 3/8 x 15 3/4in (26.3 x 40cm) largest
9 1/8 x 13 1/4in (23.3 x 33.6cm) smallest

$1,000 - 1,500

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TAKAHASHI HIROAKI (SHOTEI, 1871-1945),
KASAMATSU SHIRO (1898-1991), YOSHIDA FUJIO
(1887-1987), KATSUHIRA TOKUSHI (1904-1970), AND
HIRATSUKA UN’ICHI (1895-1997)
Showa era (1926-1989), 1920s-1950s
Comprising two oban yoko-e prints, two oban tate-e
prints, and one woodblock print: the first entitled Ueno
Kiyomizu-do (Kiyomizu Temple, Ueno), dated 1926, signed
Hiroaki; Suenaga no ame (Suenaga District in Rain), from
the series Tokyo kinko hakkei no uchi (Eight Views Around
Tokyo), dated 1939, published by Watanabe Shozaburo
(6mm Watanabe round seal), signed Shiro; Bara (Roses),
signed Fujio, signed in pencil Fuji Yoshida; Sasaame
(Glutinous Rice Jelly Wrapped in a Bamboo Leaf), dated
1936, with an artist seal Tokushi and Akitashi Teppo-cho
45 Katsuhira Tokushi sosaku hanga seal; Keishu senseidai
(Star Observatory in Gyeongju), circa 1950s, signed
Hiratsuka Un’ichi (5)
10 1/16 x 15 1/8in (25.6 x 38.3cm) each approximately
68 16 3/8 x 10 11/16in (41.7 x 27.2cm) each approximately
12 9/16 x 14 7/8in (32 x 37.7cm)

$1,000 - 1,500
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