A SIGNED SURIMONO DEPICTING A MAN AND A DOG A SIGNED SURIMONO DEPICTING A MAN AND A DOG Japan, 19th century Color woodblock print on paper. Signed. The surimono depicting a man with a bow and arrow aiming his shot at a running puppy with a spool of yarn tied around its neck. SIZE of the sheet 18.3 x 25 cm Condition: Good condition with minor wear and slight browning of paper. Centerfold, minor creasing, and few stains. Gently mounted on a passepartout. Provenance: From the private collection of Thomas Padua, Mühldorf, Germany. Thomas Padua was an artist and collector of Japanese woodblock prints who exhibited his surimono collection at the Olaf Gulbransson Museum, in ‘Glückwünsche aus Kyoto: Japanische Shijo-Surimono aus der Sammlung Thomas Padua,’ 3 November 2013 to 26 January 2014. Surimono, literally "printed matter", are high-quality, limited-edition, privately commissioned, woodblock-printed "greeting cards," mainly produced between the 1790s and the 1830s, and usually ordered for New Year's greetings. Surimono usually paired poetic texts with images, and both were typically intended to carry the cachet of "insider knowledge" for a cultured and well-educated audience.

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UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI: USHIWAKAMARU FIGHTS BENKEI ON GOJO BRIDGE WITH THE HELP OF THE TENGU UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI: USHIWAKAMARU FIGHTS BENKEI ON GOJO BRIDGE WITH THE HELP OF THE TENGU By Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga with Yoshi Kiri seal Japan, 1850 Color woodblock print on paper. Vertical oban triptych. Each signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga with Yoshi Kiri seal, censor’s seals Mera-Murata; publisher Enshuya Hikobei. Titled Ushiwakamaru fights Benkei on Gojo Bridge with the help of the Tengu. This dramatic triptych depicts the eight goblins, or tengu, who aided Yoshitsune in this battle, including the tengu king, Sojobo, who was said to have taught Yoshitsune swords-manship. He can be seen at the top of the central panel, dressed as a Buddhist monk. The young warrior himself is perched on the edge of the bridge railing while the goblins subdue the giant. SIZE of the sheet ca. 35.4 x 24.3 cm (each) Condition: Presenting well, with wear and trimmed margins. Fading, minor creasing, some folds, few stains, light soiling, and tiny tears. Mounted behind cardboard passepartout. Provenance: From the private collection of Thomas Padua, Mühldorf, Germany. Thomas Padua was an artist and collector of Japanese woodblock prints who exhibited his surimono collection at the Olaf Gulbransson Museum, in ‘Glückwünsche aus Kyoto: Japanische Shijo-Surimono aus der Sammlung Thomas Padua,’ 3 November 2013 to 26 January 2014. Minamoto no Yoshitsune is one of the most famous samurai in Japanese history. A real warrior from the 12th century, Yoshitsune became a legendary figure that featured in folktales, such as one recounting how as a young man he defeated the giant Benkei at Gojō Bridge in Kyoto. Museum comparison: Compare a closely related print, with similar seals, in the collection of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institute, accession number S2021.5.595a-c. Compare a closely related print, with similar seals, in the collection of the Art Institute Chicago, reference number 1975.477. Auction comparison: Compare a closely related woodblock print, with similar seals, at Christie’s, Japanese and Korean Art, 20 September 2022, New York, lot 256 (sold for USD 5,292). Compare a closely related woodblock print, with similar seals, at Christie’s, Japanese and Korean Art including Arts of the Meiji period, 15 September 2010, New York, lot 655 (sold for USD 5,000).

Lot 877

Estim. 150 - 300 EUR

A SIGNED SURIMONO DEPICTING A MAN CARVING BAMBOO A SIGNED SURIMONO DEPICTING A MAN CARVING BAMBOO Japan, 19th century Color woodblock print on paper. Presumably signed Shindai sha. The surimono depicts a seated man busy carving stalks of bamboo, a screen with a cherry blossom to the back. SIZE of the sheet 16.7 x 24 cm Condition: Good condition with minor wear and slightly trimmed margins. Slight browning of paper, tiny stains, washi-tape to one edge, and minor creases and folds. Gently mounted on a passepartout. Provenance: From the private collection of Thomas Padua, Mühldorf, Germany. Thomas Padua was an artist and collector of Japanese woodblock prints who exhibited his surimono collection at the Olaf Gulbransson Museum, in ‘Glückwünsche aus Kyoto: Japanische Shijo-Surimono aus der Sammlung Thomas Padua,’ 3 November 2013 to 26 January 2014. Surimono, literally "printed matter", are high-quality, limited-edition, privately commissioned, woodblock-printed "greeting cards," mainly produced between the 1790s and the 1830s, and usually ordered for New Year's greetings. Surimono usually paired poetic texts with images, and both were typically intended to carry the cachet of "insider knowledge" for a cultured and well-educated audience.

Lot 900

Estim. 150 - 300 EUR

A SIGNED SURIMONO DEPICTING A LANDSCAPE A SIGNED SURIMONO DEPICTING A LANDSCAPE Japan, 19th century Color woodblock print on paper. Signed. The surimono depicting a man walking down a bridge with a bindle on his shoulder, the serene landscape with tall trees interspersed with huts. SIZE of the sheet 18.5 x 24.8 cm Condition: Good condition with minor wear. The colors slightly faded, some browning, smudges, soiling, creasing, and a fold to the edge. Gently mounted on a passepartout. Provenance: From the private collection of Thomas Padua, Mühldorf, Germany. Thomas Padua was an artist and collector of Japanese woodblock prints who exhibited his surimono collection at the Olaf Gulbransson Museum, in ‘Glückwünsche aus Kyoto: Japanische Shijo-Surimono aus der Sammlung Thomas Padua,’ 3 November 2013 to 26 January 2014. Surimono, literally "printed matter", are high-quality, limited-edition, privately commissioned, woodblock-printed "greeting cards," mainly produced between the 1790s and the 1830s, and usually ordered for New Year's greetings. Surimono usually paired poetic texts with images, and both were typically intended to carry the cachet of "insider knowledge" for a cultured and well-educated audience.

Lot 931

Estim. 150 - 300 EUR

A GROUP OF FIVE WOODBLOCK PRINTS A GROUP OF FIVE WOODBLOCK PRINTS Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) to Meiji period (1868-1912) 1. By Masayuki. Titled Samples of Patterned Cloth. Two samples of patterned cloth or leather, the circular piece on the right with a repeated hexagonal pattern called katsuragi, the square piece on the left featuring a dragon on a gold ground. Inscribed to the mounting, ‘Ryuryukyo Shinsai, Surimono, printed materials, Katsuragi’. SIZE of the sheet 14 x 18.5 cm 2. Signed Eizan. Depicting two blindmen and a barking dog, one man on the ground, his hands raised to his head in remorse, as his companion rejoices, geta in hand. Inscribed to the mounting, ‘nieuwjaarsprent(?)’. SIZE of the sheet 11.5 x 17.6 cm 3. By Ike-no Taiga (1723-1776). One sheet from the album Taigado Gafu. Inscribed to the mounting, ‘Taigado’. SIZE of the sheet 24.7 x 18.8 cm 4. Color woodblock insert. Titled The Hakone District, imprint Kelly & Walsh and address (No. 61, Main Street, Yokohama) and the statement "Sole Agents." SIZE of the sheet 40 x 32 cm Infrequently, for the larger format books (30 x 40.5 cm) color woodblock inserts giving the title are found. They are placed in loose at the front of the volume. Since these inserts are wider than the book, they are folded on the right side to fit under the covers. These inserts are printed on high quality paper. They are double folded with the paper sealed in the middle at the back. They bear a color woodblock image of a cherry tree in bloom. The name of the book is printed at the middle left. 5. Depicting large crowds on the Ryogoku Bridge gathered around to view the fireworks. Inscribed to the verso, ‘Kasu’yoshi’. SIZE of the sheet 34.5 x 21.5 cm Condition: Wear, browning of paper, fading of colors, minor creasing, few tears, some losses, some staining, and few wormholes. Some sheets are backed with Japan paper and others mounted on paper sheets. 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. Museum comparison: Compare a closely related print of samples of patterned cloth, in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, object number RP-P-1991-576.

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