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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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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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