Auction Preview: Fine Japanese Prints, Including Property from the Collection of the Late Bertram and Ruth Malenka at Bonhams, New York, Mar 20
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What: Fine Japanese Prints, Including Property from the Collection of the Late Bertram and Ruth MalenkaWhere: Bonhams, 580 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022When: Mar 20, 10:00 AM EDTPublic Viewing: 14 Mar 2019 10:00 - 17:00 EDT, 15 Mar 2019 10:00 - 17:00 EDT
Auction Preview: Fine Japanese Prints, Including Property from the Collection of the Late Bertram and Ruth Malenka at Bonhams, New York, Mar 20
What: Fine Japanese Prints, Including Property from the Collection of the Late Bertram and Ruth MalenkaWhere: Bonhams, 580 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022When: Mar 20, 10:00 AM EDTPublic Viewing: 14 Mar 2019 10:00 - 17:00 EDT, 15 Mar 2019 10:00 - 17:00 EDT, 16 Mar 2019 10:00 - 17:00 EDT, 17 Mar 2019 10:00 - 17:00 EDT, 18 Mar 2019 10:00 - 17:00 EDT, 19 Mar 2019 10:00 - 14:00 EDTTop Lots of the Sale:- «An oban yoko-e print entitled Kanagawa-oki nami-ura (Under the Wave off Kanagawa), from the series Fugaku sanjurokkei (36 Views of Mount Fuji)» - Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) - Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1830. Signed Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu. Measured at 10 1/16x14 13/16in (25.5x37.6cm). Estimated Price: US$ 250,000 - 350,000- «A set of six large woodblock prints: Hansen asa (Sailboats: Morning); Hansen gozen (Sailboats: Forenoon); Hansen gogo (Sailboats: Afternoon); Hansen yu (Sailboats: Evening); Hansen yoru (Sailboats: Night); and Hansen kiri (Sailboats: Mist)» - Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950) - Taisho era (1912-1926), 1926. Each from the series Seto Naikai shu (Inland Sea), dated 1926, jizuri seal, signed Yoshida, signed in pencil Hiroshi Yoshida (6). Measured at 21 1/4x15 7/8in (54x40.2cm) each approximately. Estimated Price: US$ 40,000 - 60,000- «An oban yoko-e print entitled Sanka haku-u (Rainstorm beneath the Summit)» - Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) - Edo period (1615-1868), 1830-1831. From the series Fugaku sanjurokkei (36 Views of Mount Fuji), circa 1830-1831, signed Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu. Measured at 9 7/8x14 7/16in (25x37cm). Estimated Price: US$ 20,000 - 30,000- «A complete set of four aiban yoko-e and four aiban tate-e prints entitled Omi hakkei no uchi (Eight Views of Omi)» - Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) - Taisho era (1912-1926), circa 1917-1918. Limited edition of 200), no number indicated on verso, each with kintei (compliments) seal on verso except the sixth print, with an original folder (9). Measured at 8 5/8x12 1/2in (21.8x31.9cm) each approximately; 12 3/8x8 7/8in (31.5x22.4cm) each approximately; 19 3/8x13 5/8x5/8in (49x34.8x1.5cm) holder. Estimated Price: US$ 20,000 - 30,000- «A woodblock print entitled Taikyo (Before the Mirror)», dated 1916 - Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) - Taisho era (1912-1926). Published by Watanabe Shozaburo, signed Shinsui, with handwritten in ink Ichihyakumai kagiri surizuri no uchi dai-shijushi-sho (limited edition number 44/100) on verso. Measured at 17 7/16x11 3/8in (44.3x28.8cm). Estimated Price: US$ 18,000 - 25,000- «An oversize woodblock print entitled Asahi (Fuji yama First Light of the Sun)» - Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950) - Taisho era (1912-1926), 1921. From the series Fuji jukkei (10 Views of Mount Fuji), dated 1926, with jizuri seal, signed Yoshida, signed in pencil Hiroshi Yoshida. Measured at 23 1/8x30in (59x76cm). Estimated Price: US$ 8,000 - 12,000- «An oban tate-e print entitled Ohashi Atake no yudachi (Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi Bridge and Atake)» - Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858) - Edo period (1615-1868), 1857. From the series Meisho Edo hyakkei (100 Famous Views of Edo), published by Uoya Eikichi, signed Hiroshige ga. Measured at 13x8 5/8in (33.1x21.9cm). Estimated Price: US$ 8,000 - 10,000For details, visit: https://www.bonhams.comClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.https://www.blouinartinfo.comFounder: Louise Blouin Read more
