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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
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TORII KIYOMASU I (ACT. 1696–1716)
The Actor Iwai Hanshiro
Woodblock print, sumizuri-e with hand-applied color and metallic
powder, signed Torii Kiyomasu hitsu
Hosoban: 12¬ x 5√ in. (32 x 14.9 cm.)
$2,000-3,000

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TORII KIYOMITSU I (1735-1785) AND ANONYMOUS
(18TH CENTURY)
Lady Horikawa, and a warrior on horse back
Two prints (mizu-e): comprising: The first, of an image of Lady
Horikawa under a blossoming plum tree gazing sky, signed Torii
Kiyomitsu ga, published by Eijudo; the second, of an image of a
warrior on horse back, unsigned
Hosoban: 12¿ x 5¡ in. (30.8 x 13.7 cm.) each (2)
$3,000-4,000

This type of prints with no black outlines are called mizu-e, often
seen with outlines in faint color such as red, yellow or green as
the present lot. Early masters such as Torii Kiyomitsu, Suzuki
Harunobu (1725-1770) and Kitao Shigemasa (1793-1820) are
known to work on this type of prints. A similar mizu-e by the same
artist is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, accession
number 1925.2003