Sale 19017
New York
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22 September 2020
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USD 5,000
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TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892) Cho Jun, the White Stripe in the Waves, Wrestling in the River with Ri Ki, the Black Whirlwind Woodblock print, signed Oju Yoshitoshi hitsu, sealed Taiso, published by Matsui Eikichi, 1887 Vertical oban diptych: 14 ½ x 9 5/8 in. (36.7 x 24.5 cm.) each (2)
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