Fine Japanese and Korean Art New York I September 12, 2018 Fine Japanese and Korean Art Wednesday 12 September 2018, at 1pm New York BONHAMS BIDS INQUIRIES CLIENT SERVICES 580 Madison Avenue +1 (212) 644 9001 Japanese Art Department Monday – Friday 9am-5pm New York, New York 10022 +1 (212) 644 9009 fax Jeffrey Olson, Director +1 (212) 644 9001 www.bonhams.com [email protected] +1 (212) 461 6516 +1 (212) 644 9009 fax [email protected] PREVIEW To bid via the internet please visit ILLUSTRATIONS Thursday September 6 www.bonhams.com/24862 Takako O’Grady, Front cover: Lot 1082 10am to 5pm Administrator Back cover: Lot 1005 Friday September 7 Please note that bids should be +1 (212) 461 6523 summited no later than 24hrs [email protected] 10am to 5pm REGISTRATION prior to the sale. New bidders Saturday September 8 IMPORTANT NOTICE 10am to 5pm must also provide proof of identity when submitting bids. 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Principal Auctioneer: Matthew Girling, NYC License No. 1236798-DCA Japanese and Korean works of art team Global New York San Francisco Dessa Goddard Vice President, US Jeff Olson New York Takako O’Grady New York Henry Kleinhenz San Francisco London Suzannah Yip London, New Bond Street Yoko Chino London, New Bond Street Neil Davey London, New Bond Street Joe Earle London, New Bond Street Prints 1001 1001 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1835-1836 A oban yoko-e print of Otomo no Yakamochi (Poem by Chunagon Yakamochi), from the series Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki (100 Poems Explained by the Nurse), circa 1835-1836, publisher Nishimura Yohachi (Eijudo), censor’s seal Kiwame, signed Saki no Hokusai Manji 9 3/4 x 14 4/3in (25 x 37.5cm) $1,500 - 2,500 1002 TOTOYA HOKKEI (1870-1850) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1821 A surimono shikishi-ban print of Kaizukushi (Shell Hunting), circa 1002 1821, signed Hokkei 8 7/16 x 7 1/8in (21.3 x 18.1cm) $800 - 1,200 1003 TORII KIYONAGA (1752-1815), UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE I (1797- 1858), AND SUZUKI HARUNOBU (1794-1770) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1770-1852 Two oban tate-e prints and a koban tate-e print; Kuma wo tenohira ni noseru Kintaro (Kitaro Holding a Bear on His Palm), circa early 19th century, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo), signed Kiyonaga ga; Beauty Feeding Sparrows, circa 1847-1852, published by Ibaya Senzaburo (Dansendo), censor’s seals Kinugasa, Watanabe, signed Hiroshige ga; and Courtesan Playing Koto, from the series Seiro bijin awase (A Picture Book of Beautiful Women of the Green Houses) (framed), circa 1770 (3) 15 1/8 x 10 3/16 (38.5 x 26cm) 14 5/8 x 9 7/8in (37 x 25cm) 8 3/16 x 5 5/8in (20.8 x 14.3cm) print 11 1/8 x 8 1/2in (28.4 x 21.8cm) overall $1,000 - 1,500 1003 4 | BONHAMS 1004 1005 1004 1005 1004 1005 TOTOYA HOKKEI (1870-1850), AND KUBO SHUNMAN (1757- TOTOYA HOKKEI (1870-1850), AND ANONYMOUS 1820) Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century Comprising four surimono prints, two shikishiban, a hosoban yoko-e, Two surimono shikishiban; the first entitled Mieido ogi, from the and a koban tate-e; the first entitled Santo no uchi, Edo Musashi series Edo meibutsu (Noted Products of Edo), circa 1824, signed abumi (Edo, Musashi, Stirrup), circa 1818-1830, signed Hokkei; the Hokkei ga; Ohitsu, sasshi, hina-ningyo (The Doll Festival, Third Day second depcting Ochoshi, Mizusashi and Iwaibashi (A Sake Pitcher, of the Third Month), signed Sho sei(2) A Water Jar and Festive Chopsticks); the third with a cart holding 7 7/8 x 7 1/4in (20 x 18.4cm) books; the last with a woman with a festival banner (4) 8 1/4 x 7 3/8in (21 x 18.7cm) 8 1/8 x 7 3/16in (20.8 x 18.3cm) 7 5/8 x 7 1/16in (19.4 x 18cm) $1,500 - 2,500 5 5/8 x 11 1/16in (14.2 x 28cm) 7 3/8 x 3 5/16in (18.8 x 8.5cm) Published Mirviss, J, 1995, The Frank Lloyd Wright Collection of Surimono, $2,000 - 3,000 Weatherhill, p. 215, #119, the first only FINE JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART | 5 1006 YASHIMA GAKUTEI (1786-1868), ISSHUSAI KUNIKAZU (1848- 1868), UTAGAWA KUNISADA I (TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1864), UTAGAWA KUNISADA II (KUNIMASA III, TOYOKUNI IV, 1823- 1880), AND UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II (SHIGENOBU, 1826-1869) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1834-1864 Comprising two oban yoko-e, a chuban yoko-e and an oban tate-e print; Osaka Ajikawa Tenpozan Amayatori (Osaka’s Aji River from the Rain Shelter on Mount Tenpo), circa 1834, signed Gogaku; Sagami, Actors Arashi Rikan III as Yamauba and Arashi Rikan II as Sakata Kintoki, from the series Dai Nippon rokuju-yo-shu (The 60-odd Provinces of Great Japan), circa 1862, signed Kunikazu ga; Sono sugata yukari no utsushi-e sanju-ku (No. 39 from the series Magic Lantern Slides of That Romantic Purple Figure), circa 1851, published by Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendo), censor’s seals Kinugawa, Murata, signed Ichiyusai Toyokuni ga; and Wakamurasaki from the series Nise Genji gojuyo-jo (54 Chapters of the False Genji), circa 1864, published by Tsutaya Kichizo (Koeido), signed Bichoro Kunisada hitsu 1006 (on main image), Ryusai (on fan inset)(4) 9 13/16 x 14 3/4in (24.8 x 37.5cm) 7 3/8 x 9 3/8in (18.5 x 24cm) 10 1/8 x 14 3/4in (25.6 x 37.3cm) 14 1/4 x 9 1/2in (36.2 x 24cm) $1,000 - 1,500 1007 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE I (1797-1858) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1833-1844 Comprising five oban yoko-e prints; Totsuka, Motomachi betsudo (Totsuka: Motomachi Fork), first version, circa 1833-1834, publisher Tsuruya Kiemon (Senkakudo), censor’s seal Kiwame; Hara, Asa no Fuji (Hara: Mount Fuji in the Morning), circa 1833-1834; Odawara, Sakawagawa kachiwatashi (Odawara: Fording the Sakawa River), circa 1841-1844; Kuwana, Kaijo Shichiri no watashiguchi (Kuwana: Sea Ferry Terminal at Shichiri), circa 1841-1844; and Narumi, meibutsu Arimatsu shibori (Narumi: Famous Arimatsu Tie-Dyed Fabric), circa 1833-1834, publisher Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeido); all from the series Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi (53 Stations of the Tokaido Road), each signed Hiroshige ga(5) 9 x 14in (22.8 x 35.5cm) each approximately $1,800 - 2,500 1007 1008 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE I (1797-1858) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1843-1853 Comprising three aiban yoko-e and two oban yoko-e prints; Ishibe, Oiso, and Tsuchiyama, Suzukayama uchu no zu (Tsuchiyama: The Suzuka Mountains in the Rain), each from the series Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi (53 Stations of the Tokaido Road), circa 1843-1847, censor’s seal Hama, signed Hiroshige ga; Asukayama hanami no zu (Cherry-blossom Viewing at Asuka Hill), censor’s seals Kinugasa, Murata, Ushi machi, and Shin Yoshiwara Nihon-zutsumi mikaeri no yanagi (The Willow Tree of Farewells to Guests at Nihon Embankment in the New Yoshiwara), censor’s seals Mera, Watanabe, Ushi juni, both from the series Edo meisho (Famous Places in Edo), circa 1853, published by Yamadaya Shojiro, signed Hiroshige ga(5) 8 3/8 x 12 1/2in (21 x 32cm) each approximately 9 3/4 x 13 7/8in (25 x 35.5cm) each approximately $1,200 - 1,800 1008 6 | BONHAMS 1009 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE I (1797-1858) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1843-1854 Comprising three oban yoko-e prints; the first entitled Nihonbashi yukibare no asa (Clear Morning After Snow at Nihonbashi Bridge), from the series Edo meisho (Famous Places in Edo), circa 1848- 1849, published by Fujiokaya Keijiro (Shorindo), censor’s seals Muramatsu, Yoshimura; the second entitled Ryogokubashi hanabi no zu (Fireworks at Ryogoku Bridge), from the series Toto meisho (Famous Places in the Eastern Capital), circa 1843-1847, published by Ezakiya Tatsuzo Sengyokudo; and the last entitled Akasaka Higashi Gomonzeki (Higashi Honganji Temple at Akasaka), from the series Edo meisho (Famous Places in Edo), circa 1854, published by Yamadaya Shojiro, censor’s seals Aratame, Tora juichi; each signed Hiroshige ga (3) 9 7/8 x 14in (25.1 x 35.7cm) 8 5/8 x 13 1/4in (22 x 33.6cm) 9 1/2 x 14in (24.2 x 35.5cm) $1,000 - 1,500 1009 1010 RYUSAI MASAZUMI (ACTIVE CIRCA 1818-1854), AND UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE I (1797-1858) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1843-1858 Comprising an aiban yoko-e, three oban tate-e, and a chuban yoko-e print; Jakko from the series Nikko meisho jukkei no uchi (Ten Famous Places in Nikko), circa 1843-1847, published by Takahashiya Takakichi (Bun’eido), censor’s seal Tanaka, signed Ryusai Masazumi ga; Sagami Shichiri-ga-hama fuha (Wind-tossed Waves at Seven- Mile Beach in Sagami Province), from the series Fuji sanjurokkei (36 Views of Mount Fuji), circa 1852, published by Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudo), censor’s seals Fuku,