Null Yoshitoshi, Horseback, Japanese Woodblock Print
Artist: Yoshitoshi Tsukioka…

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Yoshitoshi, Horseback, Japanese Woodblock Print Artist: Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839-1892) Title: Magaki Heikuro, Atago Shrine Series title: Tales of the Floating World in Eastern Brocade Publisher: Sanoya Tomigoro Date: 1867 Size: 35.4 x 23.8 cm Condition: Slightly trimmed. Ref: JG032315

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Yoshitoshi, Horseback, Japanese Woodblock Print Artist: Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839-1892) Title: Magaki Heikuro, Atago Shrine Series title: Tales of the Floating World in Eastern Brocade Publisher: Sanoya Tomigoro Date: 1867 Size: 35.4 x 23.8 cm Condition: Slightly trimmed. Ref: JG032315

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Estim. 150 - 200 GBP

YOSHITOSHI TSUKIOKA (1839-1892) Oban tate-e from the series "Tsuki Hyakushi" (One Hundred Aspects of the Moon) N°10: "Asanogawa seisetsu no tsuki - Kojo Chikako" (Pure snow moon at the Asano river - Chikako, the filial daughter) Signed "Yoshitoshi" with the artist's seal, dated Meiji 18 [1885], 11th month, publisher Akiyama Buemon. In a later frame. (Work not framed for visual examination, print soiled, some foxing).

Estim. 150 - 300 GBP

TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI: THE DANCING POT AT NINNAJI TEMPLE TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI: THE DANCING POT AT NINNAJI TEMPLE By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), signed Yoshitoshi [..] with seal Yoshitoshi Japan, dated 1882 Color woodblock print on paper. Horizontal chuban. Signed Yoshitoshi [..] with seal Yoshitoshi. Title: The Dancing Pot at Ninnaji Temple, from the series Yoshitoshi Ryakuga (Sketches by Yoshitoshi). Three children stare at the looming shadow of a monk with a pot on his head, as he dances behind a paper screen, his silhouette monstrous and distorted. SIZE of the sheet 18.5 x 24.7 cm Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and slight browning. Trimmed margins. Gently mounted behind a paper passepartout. Provenance: Family collection of either Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) or his son-in-law Louis (Loek) Borensztajn (1935-2021), Netherlands. Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) was an architect, art collector, dealer, and founder of the first Museum of Japanese Art in the Middle East. He became one of the world’s leading collectors of Japanese art, starting at the age of 18, and continued to collect and work as an art dealer in Berlin in the 1920s. In the 1930s Felix Tikotin fled from the Nazis and hid his collection in the Netherlands. After the war, he decided that his collection should be taken to Israel, where in 1959 and with the help of Abba Hushi, who was the mayor of Haifa, The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art was established. The Museum's collection comprises more than 8,000 items of art and crafts. This impression of children watching a monstrous looming shadow through a paper screen is based on a story by Yoshida Kenko (1283-1350) that describes a night of revelry at a temple in Kyoto. During the evening, a drunken monk put a three-legged bronze pot on his head and danced around happily until he realized it was stuck. He was later released from the pot, at the expense of his nose and ears. This image is from a series of prints illustrating Japanese ghost stories. In Japan, stories were sometimes told as part of a game played by the light of candles. At the end of each tale, one candle was blown out, making the room darker and darker and testing the nerves of the storytellers and listeners. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi was one of the leading woodblock print artists during the Meiji era (1868-1912) and one of the last to work in the traditional ukiyo-e manner. Born in Edo, he showed a strong interest in classical Japanese literature and history. When he was 11, he became a student at Kuniyoshi Utagawa’s studio. Under his teacher’s guidance, he showed exquisite draftsmanship skills and learned how to draw from life, something not necessarily part of the training schools of painting and illustration in Japan. Museum comparison: A closely related print by the same artist, is in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, accession number 137.2019.1.

Estim. 250 - 500 GBP

TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI: RAINY MOON - KOJIMA TAKANORI TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI: RAINY MOON - KOJIMA TAKANORI By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), signed Yoshitoshi with seals Japan, dated 1889 Color woodblock print on paper. Vertical oban. Signed Yoshitoshi with seals; publisher Akiyama Buemon. Titled uchu no tsuki - Kojima Takanori (Rainy Moon - Kojima Takanori), number 78 from the series Tsuki no hyakushi (One Hundred Aspects of the Moon). The warrior Kojima Takanori kneeling by a budding cherry tree, praying for success in bringing Emperor Go-Daigo back to power, under the falling rain. SIZE of the sheet 35 x 24.1 cm Condition: Good condition with minor wear and slight browning of paper. The colors slightly faded. Tiny losses to the top-left and bottom-right corners. One stain to the left margin. Slightly trimmed margins. Backed with Japan paper. Provenance: From the estate of Sear Hang Hwie Pao (1937-2009). Pao was one of Canada’s leading dealers of Chinese porcelain and works of art. His antique store, Pao & Moltke Ltd., owned together with his wife Mrs. von Moltke, who descended from a German and Danish noble family, was a fixture in Toronto’s trendy Yorkville area from the 1980s to early 2000s. This print is part of Yoshitoshi's famous series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, which consists of one hundred prints with the moon as a unifying motif and depicts scenes from traditional Chinese and Japanese history and lore. Prints from the series were released individually or in groups every few months, with the final image completed shortly before Yoshitoshi's death. The series proved tremendously popular, with patrons lining up to purchase the new releases as soon as they became available. Today, One Hundred Aspects of the Moon remains Yoshitoshi's most well-known work. Kojima Takanori, lord of the Bizen province, was not only known for his bravery but also for his deep knowledge of the Chinese classics. This designs illustrates his famous act of loyalty, which is recorded in the 14th-century chronicle Taiheiki (‘Chronicle of the Great Peace’). Takanori led a small group of loyal retainers to rescue Emperor Go-Daigo, who was sent into exile as a result of a power struggle between the court and the military leaders. Takanori lost his way, but eventually found the inn where the emperor was held. Disguised as a peasant, he carved a Chinese poem alluding to the rescue of an ancient Chinese king on the bark of a cherry tree in front of the inn, knowing that only the emperor would understand the underlying message of hope. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi was one of the leading woodblock print artists during the Meiji era (1868-1912) and one of the last to work in the traditional ukiyo-e manner. Born in Edo (today’s Tokyo), he showed a strong interest in classical Japanese literature and history. When he was 11, he became a student at Kuniyoshi Utagawa’s studio. Under his teacher’s guidance, he showed exquisite draftsmanship skills and learned how to draw from life, something not necessarily part of the training schools of painting and illustration in Japan. Museum comparison: A closely related print, with similar seals, is in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, accession number 258.2012.78.

Estim. 400 - 800 GBP

TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI: RIDING IN A WASH TUB TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI: RIDING IN A WASH TUB By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892), signed Yoshitoshi with seal Yoshitoshi Japan, 1886 Color woodblock print on paper. Oban diptych. Signed Yoshitoshi with seal Yoshitoshi; publisher Tsunashima Kamekichi. Titled Riding a Wash Tub, from the series Shinsen Azuma Nishiki-e (New Selections of Eastern Brocade Pictures). One of Tokugawa Ieyasu's most trusted generals and advisors, Okubo Hikozaemon is shown here being carried to the Shogun's castle in a wooden washtub suspended from a pole carried by two porters. He did this as a form of protest over the order prohibiting those below a certain rank from riding in palanquins. Bystanders laugh and point at the eccentric old man as he passes by in his unusual conveyance. SIZE 49.5 x 39.1 cm Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and slight yellowing of paper. Good impression and vivid colors. Minor stains and creasing along the borders. Gently mounted together with tape. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi was one of the leading woodblock print artists during the Meiji era (1868-1912) and one of the last to work in the traditional ukiyo-e manner. Born in Edo (today’s Tokyo), he showed a strong interest in classical Japanese literature and history. When he was 11, he became a student at Kuniyoshi Utagawa’s studio. Under his teacher’s guidance, he showed exquisite draftsmanship skills and learned how to draw from life, something not necessarily part of the training schools of painting and illustration in Japan.

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