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As of Sep 03, 2024

Kawanabe Kyosai

Lot 61187
Ancient Tales of Aesop: vol 3, day 132, Story of the Frog Medicine Peddler (Issopu mukashi monogatari no uchi sanmaki mokuroku dai-hyakujusanninichi gama no baiyakubanashi), from the series Drawings for Pleasure by Kyosai, 1874
Woodblock print

14,5 x 10,0 in (36.8 x 25.4 cm)
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Lot 61187
Ancient Tales of Aesop: vol 3, day 132, Story of the Frog Medicine Peddler (Issopu mukashi monogatari no uchi sanmaki mokuroku dai-hyakujusanninichi gama no baiyakubanashi), from the series Drawings for Pleasure by Kyosai, 1874
Woodblock print
14,5 x 10,0 in (36.8 x 25.4 cm)
Estimate: US$ 1,000 - 1,500
€ 900 - 1,400
Auction: 4 days

Heritage Auctions

City: Dallas, TX
Auction: Sep 25, 2024
Auction number: 8152
Auction name: Japanese Woodblock Prints from The Nelkin Collection Part II Signature® Auction
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Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831-1889) Ancient Tales of Aesop: vol 3, day 113, Story of the Frog Medicine Peddler (Issopu mukashi monogatari no uchi sankaku mokuroku dai-hyakujūsanninichi gama no urigusuri hanashi), from the series Drawings for Pleasure by Kyōsai, 1874 Woodblock print 14-1/2 x 10 inches (36.8 x 25.4 cm) (sheet, ōban) Signed: Seisei Kyōsai With the censor seal: aratame Published by Takekawa Seikichi (Sawamuraya Seikichi); with the publisher's seal Property from the Nelkin Collection HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Print presents well with vivid inks. Mild toning to the sheet. Moderate accretions throughout the sheet, appearing heaviest along the edges of the sheet. Moderate creasing throughout, primarily pressed flat. A few mild marks in recto margins and on verso. A small, singular wormhole in the lower left quadrant along the border of the print in the yellow inked background. Mild foxing throughout the work with a few small spots presenting within the image, primarily in the yellow background. A small (1/2" x 1/4") loss to the sheet in the upper left corner, does not appear to impact image area. Unframed.
Lot Details
Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831-1889) Ancient Tales of Aesop: vol 3, day 113, Story of the Frog Medicine Peddler (Issopu mukashi monogatari no uchi sankaku mokuroku dai-hyakujūsanninichi gama no urigusuri hanashi), from the series Drawings for Pleasure by Kyōsai, 1874 Woodblock print 14-1/2 x 10 inches (36.8 x 25.4 cm) (sheet, ōban) Signed: Seisei Kyōsai With the censor seal: aratame Published by Takekawa Seikichi (Sawamuraya Seikichi); with the publisher's seal Property from the Nelkin Collection HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Print presents well with vivid inks. Mild toning to the sheet. Moderate accretions throughout the sheet, appearing heaviest along the edges of the sheet. Moderate creasing throughout, primarily pressed flat. A few mild marks in recto margins and on verso. A small, singular wormhole in the lower left quadrant along the border of the print in the yellow inked background. Mild foxing throughout the work with a few small spots presenting within the image, primarily in the yellow background. A small (1/2" x 1/4") loss to the sheet in the upper left corner, does not appear to impact image area. Unframed.
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