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UTAGAWA SADAHIDE (1807-1873)
Sailing from California Harbour, America (Amerikashu Kariforunia ko shuppan no zu)
woodblock print, each sheet signed Gountei Sadahide ga, published by Etsuka, 1862
vertical oban triptych
14 x 28¡in. (35.6 x 72.1cm.) including frame
£2,000-3,000 US$2,500-3,700
€2,300-3,400
Sadahide evokes a splendidly dramatic view of Americans sending of trading ships from the jetties in San Francisco, where the
Japanese embassy had landed in March 1860.

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UTAGAWA SADAHIDE (1807-1873)
Western traders at Yokohama transporting merchandise (Yokohama Koeki seiyojin nomotsu unso no zu)
woodblock print, each sheet signed Gountei Sadahide ga, published by Yamaguchiya Tobei (Kinkodo), 1861
vertical oban pentaptych
13√ x 46æin. (35.3 x 118.8cm.) including frame
£3,000-5,000 US$3,700-6,200
€3,400-5,600
An American ship in the foreground loads cargo from smaller boats. Women observe the busy scene through the glass windows
of the nearby French ship. To the far right the lavish interior furnishings of a Russian ship are visible through its windows. In the
distance we see a Dutch steamer and a British sailing ship. The same print is in the collection of The British Museum, museum no.
1981,0727,0.1.a-e.

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UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Catching Whales at Goto and Hirado in Hizen Province or Kishu Province
with a list of the types of whales taken, from the series Famous Products of Japan (Nihon meisan tsukushi)
woodblock print, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga (left and right sheets) and Chooro Kuniyoshi ga (centre sheet), circa 1840, censor's seal
Kiwame (approved)
vertical oban triptych
each sheet 14 x 9√in. (35.6 x 25cm.)
£6,000-8,000 US$7,400-9,900
€6,800-9,000
This rare triptych depicts a panoramic view of whaling around the Goto and Hirado islands of Kyushu. On these islands villagers
earned their living primarily from fshing and agriculture, with whaling forming an important component of the local economy and
cultural traditions. Kuniyoshi's triptych provides detailed information regarding the species hunted, local topography and technology
used in the hunt and subsequent processing, in which most of the village population was involved.

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