Sale 8469
London, South Kensington
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22 July 1999
Price realised
GBP 368
Estimate
A large quantity of Japanese prints including Utamaro, a bust portrait of a lady and boy; Kunichika, Kunisada, Yoshitora, Hiroshige and others, a variety of prints depicting bijin, actors, warriors, Immortals and river landscapes. (a lot).
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