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3017 (part lot) 3018 3018
3017 3019 ANOTHER PROPERTY
OHARA KOSON/SHOSON (1877-1945) OTA MASAMITSU (1892?-1975)
Five woodblock prints One woodblock print 3021
An oban tate-e entitled Cockatoo and An dai oban tate-e, from the series Gendai MUNAKATA SHIKO (1903-1975)
Pomegranate [S36.1], 1927, signed/sealed butai geka (Leading Figures of the Modern Hara: A Line at the Foot of Mt. Fuji
Shoson, published by Watanabe; and four Stage in Their Most Famous Roles), entitled A monochrome woodblock print mounted
dai tanzakuban tate-e, each sealed Koson, (10) Miuranosuke, jushichidai-me Nakamura as a hanging scroll, ink on paper; from
including Wild Mallard [K7.11], Copper Kanzaburo jo depicting Nakamura Kanzaburo XVII Munakata’s Tokaido Road series, 1963-64,
Pheasant on a Rock [K21.16] and Chicks and as Miuranosuke in the kabuki drama Kamakura the upper right entitled Hara with the pencil
Worm, [K38.9] all published by Daikokuya, the sandai-ki, circa 1955, signed Masamitsu, with inscription 14 and notation Suso ichimonji
last Crow Eating a Persimmon [K5.13] published artist’s seal, bottom margin with additional notation accompanied by three red seals, the bottom
by Kokkeido, the last two prints signed Koson - Banchoro zohan (publisher copyright) and Miyake margin signed in pencil Shiko in katakana
very good impressions, good color, some toning Koshodo shosatsu (printer) - very good impression and Munakata in Roman letters followed by a
15 3/8 x 10 1/8in (39 x 25.9cm) dimensions and color, with two pin holes on the left margin, written seal
of first otherwise very good condition; together with With a wooden storage box
$800 - 1,200 original folder (some foxing) 16 3/8 x 21 1/8in (41.8 x 53.8cm)
16 7/8 x 10 7/8in (42.5 x 27.6cm) $5,000 - 7,000
For other impressions of these prints see Amy $600 - 800
R Newland, Jan Perrée and Robert Schaap, This series resulted from several sketching
Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF trips along the Tokaido Road that the artist
World of Ohara Koson, Leiden, 2001, pp. FRANK AND GEORGIA JAMES embarked on between April 1963 and
171-2 [K5.13 and K7.11], p. 179 [K21.16], p. February 1964. This print is said to convey
188 [K38.9] and p. 200 [S36.1]. 3020 Munakata’s emotional response to the
KASAMATSU SHIRO (1898-1992) AND majesty of Mount Fuji.
3018 OHARA SHOSON (1877-1945)
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957) AND OHARA Four woodblock prints Another impression is in the collection of
SHOSON (1877-1945) The first three dai-oban tate-e; each signed the Art Institute of Chicago (Japanese Print
Two woodblock prints in ink Shiro Kasamatsu and with artist’s seal, Purchase Fund, 1965.398)
The first an oban tate-e entitled Snow at lower right margins also sealed Shiro Hanga,
Yakumo Bridge signed and sealed with comprising Shisendo, 1960, edition 170/200,
circular Watanabe publisher seal- good Risshun (Setting in of Spring), 1964, edition
impression, slight toning in the top left corner 36/200 and Kasuga Shrine, 1964, edition 4/200;
and along bottom margin, one tiny loss to the the last an oban tate-e entitled Willow and Snow
paper at the top right corner; the second an Bridge, signed and sealed Shoson, the lower left
oban tate-e entitled Willow and Snow Bridge, with a circular Watanabe publisher seal (6mm)
signed and sealed Shoson, with circular - very good impressions and color, the last with
Watanabe publisher seal-good impression slight crease and two pin holes on the margin
and color, slight discoloration overall, paper 16 1/2 x 11 1/4in (42 x 28.7cm)
toning along the bottom edge, tape residue 16 x 11 1/8in (40.5 x 28.3cm) [two]
stains along top edge and corners of verso 15 1/4 x 10 3/8in (38.8 x 26.5cm)
15 3/8 x 10 1/4in (39.1 x 26cm) (both) $600 - 800
$1,500 - 2,500
After Shiro Kasamatsu left the commercial
publishers Watanabe and Unsodo in the late
1950s, he began to carve and print his own
designs in limited editions.
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