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KOBAYAKAWA KIYOSHI (1896-1948)
Showa era (1926-1989), 1930
A large woodblock print entitled Ni, Kesho (No. 2, Applying Makeup),
from the series Kindai jiseiso no uchi (Fashions of the Modern World),
dated 1930, with edition number 8/100, signed Kobayakawa Kiyoshi
20 1/2 x 12in (52.2 x 30.3cm)
$1,500 - 2,500

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A GROUP OF WOODBLOCK PRINT-, PAINTING-, AND
NETSUKE-RELATED BOOKS
Showa era (1926-1989)
Comprising 17 books related to Japanese woodblock prints, painting,
and netsuke, including: two Tokyo Art Club auction catalogues of the
Yamanaka and Bigelow collections, 1933; Nihon hanga bijutsu zenshu
(Complete Collection of Japanese Woodblock Print Art), vols. 1-8,
Tokyo, Kodansha, 1961; Noguchi Yone, Sharaku, 1930 (first Japanese
edition limited to 800 copies); F.M.Jonas, Netsuke, 1928, signed by the
artist Tokutaro Tsuruoka (17)
13 7/8 x 10 5/8 x 1 5/8in (35 x 27 x 4cm), the largest
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$1,000 - 1,500

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