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    Japanese & Korean Art Including Arts of the Meiji Period

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    15 September 2010

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    • Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
    Lot 652

    Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

    Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

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    USD 8,750

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    USD 1,200 - USD 1,800

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    Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
    Two woodcuts: Fuku no kami to Kagomari (The deity of good fortune and Kagomari), signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi giga and published by Iseya Sanjiro, the second print of an ama pursued by a dragon for stealing the Dragon King's treasure pearl, signed Chooro Kuniyoshi ga and published by Tsutaya Kichizo--good impression and color, the first with slight soil, slight pinhole worming
    oban tate-e: 14½ x 10in. (36.8 x 25.4cm.), each approx. (2)

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