Sothebys: Japanese Woodblock Prints from an Important Private European Collection, pf2527, Paris

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Auction Date
June 13, 2025 - June 13, 2025
Page Size: 305 items in 13 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
800 Torii Tadamasa (Ueno, 1904-1970)

Make up from the Earth Spider (Tsuchigumo no kuma)

Showa period, 20th century EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 762.00
801 Torii Tadamasa (Ueno, 1904-1970)

Rising Sun and Crow Makeup (Hinode ni karasu no kuma)

Showa period, 20th century EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 254.00
802 Natori Shunsen (1886-1960)

The actor Onoe Matsusuke IV in the role of Chobei

Taisho - Showa period, early 20th century EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 1,143.00
803 Tsuruya Kokei (b. 1946)

Three woodblock prints depicting actors

Showa period, 20th century EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Not Sold
804 Tsuruya Kokei (born in 1946)

Portrait of David Caplan, Respectfully Presented on the Occasion of His Sixtieth Birthday (Kanreki no Debiddo kyapuran shi zo)

Heisei period, late 20th century EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 63.00
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