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SUZUKI HARUNOBU (1725-1770)
Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1771
A two-volume set of chuban-size books
titled Ehon haru no nishiki (Picture Book: The
Brocade of Spring), depicting beautiful ladies
in different settings with a corresponding
waka poem, vol.1 consisting of one page
of preface, eight double-page and one-
single page of colour illustrations; vol.2 with
one single-page and eight double-page of
colour illustrations and one page of colophon
indicating the artist Suzuki Harunobu, the
publishing date Meiwa 8 (1771), the publisher
Yamazaki Kinbei, followed by four pages of
book advertisements; each volume with the
collectors’ seals of Hayashi Tadamasa and
Heinz Kaempfer with a chitsu cover.
Each volume approx., 22cm x 16cm
(8 5/8in x 6 5/16in). (3).

£3,000 - 5,000
JPY450,000 - 760,000
US$4,100 - 6,800
Provenance:
Hayashi Tadamasa (1853-1906) Collection.
Heinz Kaempfer (1906-1986) Collection.

(part lot)
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