WEDNESDAY, MAY 11TH 2016 AT 7:30PMIMPORTANT JAPANESE EROTIC PRINT COLLECTION
VIEWINGFrom Friday, May 6th, to the day of the auction, from noon to 5pm, at 870 du Couvent, Montréal, Québec
From estates, collections and others by order of trustees, executors or others.
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CONDITIONS OF SALE: Lots are sold without guaranties or recourse and « as is ». The Fine Art auctioneer’s decisions are final (all information are approximate). Items purchased at the auction must be paid for immediately. A charge of 20% over and above the hammer price, as well as taxes (when applicable) are added to all lots purchased at the auction.ABSENTEE BIDS: The Fine Art auctioneer and the experts will be pleased to execute absentee bids free of charge for those who are unable to attend the auction. Bids may be placed by mail, Internet, telephone or fax, before 6pm, the day of the auction, please.PAYMENT: Cash, certified cheque, wire transfer, credit cards (Visa, MasterCard) in Canadian Dollar. Condition report available on request.
1001
Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1844) Two Shunga ehon, “Shugen ironaoshi” volumes, the first volume, ’men’ comprised of 22 pages, 14 of which colour pages portraying embracing couples, the second volume, ‘sky’, comprised of 16 pages.
1002
Yanagawa Shigenobu (1767-1832) Three shunga ehon volumes out of three (complete), comprised of 26, 26 and 20 colour pages.
1003
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) Shunga ehon, comprised of 16 colour pages, including a double ‘leporello’ page, representing rape scenes.
1004
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Two shunga ehon volumes, n°2 and 3 out of three, comprised of 24 pages, 10 of which colour ones, scenes of couples having fun.
1005
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) and Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) Five shunga ehon volumes, some of which from the “Edo meisho” series and one on toys, both colour and black and white pages.
1006
Koikowa Shozan (1821-1907) Eight shunga ehon, volume 1 to 5, 8, 9 and 12, the first in black and white, the others in colour.
1007
Utagawa Sadafusa (actif 1825-1850) Two shunga ehon volumes, one of which including the volumes 4-5-6-7-8 bound in one, one bound volume of 5 pieces.
1008
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865): Shunga ehon, comprised of 46 pages, two of which ‘leporello’ pages.
1009
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) and Koikawa Shozan (1821-1907) Five shunga ehon volumes, including “En shoku aki no nana kusa” and hands, and “Meigyoku hyakunin” with Genji Môn.
1010
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Three shunga ehon, ”Sangoku Myouto Ishi” volumes out of three (complete), comprised of 39, 34 and 30 pages.
1011
Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833-1904) Four “Konyo shichi komachi monogatari” volumes, in black and white and in colour.
1012
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Two shunga ehon, “Shunshoku neya no shiori” volumes, n°2 et 3 out of three, 28 pages and 26 colour pages.
1013
Utagawa Kunimaro (ca. 1830-1870) Two shunga ehon, “Takara bunko” volumes, comprised of 30 and 34 pages.
1014
Utagawa Kunimaro (ca. 1830-1870) Three Shunga ehon volumes bound in one, complete, comprised of 30 pages.
1015
Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) Two shunga ehon, “Sokyoku reigo hanamomiji”volumes, n°1 and 2, 9 and 10 pages.
1016
Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) Five shunga ehon, “Koto Tsukushi” volumes, five out of five (complete).
1017
Utagawa Kunimori II (active 1848-1860) Six shunga ehon volumes, including “Shaku hana hasso yamato bunko”, three volumes out of three (complete) with creek cover, and two volumes out of three with cherry- tree cover.
1018
Utagawa Kunimori II (active around 1848-1860) Two ehon shunga, “ Ukiyo Genji” volumes. Volume 1 and 3 out of three, the n°2 is missing.
1019
Kunisada (1786-1865) Two shunga ehon, “Fuzoku sankokushi” volumes, volume 1 and 2 out of three.
1020
Kiyokata Kaburagi (1867-1972) Album including twelve shunga. Dim. 12 x 17,5 cm.
1021
Kitao Masayoshi (1764-1824) Ehon, the four seasons over the year. In black and white and in colour. Dated Kansei 10 (1798).
1022
Three “Jieziyuan” volumes, manuals of paintings known as manuals of the mustard seed garden, comprised of 4 volumes each. Modern edition.
1023
Utagawa Sadahide (1807-1873) Two shunga volumes, 30 pages, 28 pages. Incomplete.
1024
Utagawa School, XIXth century. Series comprised of five shunga ehon volumes (incomplete).
1025
Series of five incomplete shunga egon volumes, by Kunitora, Kuniyoshi and Kunimaro, in colour and in black and white.
1026
Series comprised of five shunga ehon volumes by Eisen and Eizan.
1027
Series of six shunga ehon volumes by Eisen and Utagawa school.
1028
Utagawa Yoshimori (1830-1884), Utagawa Kunimori II (active around 1848-1860) and Koikawa Shozan (1821-1907) Series of thirty-five shunga ehon volumes.
1029
Lot comprised of 15 shunga ehon volumes by different artists from Utagawa school and Eisen.
1030
Kitagawa Utamaro (1753?-1806) Shunga ehon volume comprised of twenty pages, eight of which in colour. We join five shunga ehon volumes, including Meiji prints, a hand- painted album and a yearbook of the courtesans of the greenhouse.
1031
Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777-1835), Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) and Utagawa Kuniyasu (1794-1832): Accordion album, comprised of 82 oban tate-e prints, 38 of which by Kunisada, 39 by Toyokuni II and 5 by Kuniyasu portraying kabuki actors in different roles, including triptychs.
1032
Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777-1835), Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865), Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), Utagawa Kuniyasu (1794-1832), Utagawa Kuniharu (1803-1839), Shotei Hokuju (?-1813) and Utagawa Sadafusa (active 1825-1850). Album comprised of 75 oban tate-e, portraying kabuki actors in different roles, 35 of which by Kunisada, two by Hokuju, ten by Kuniyoshi, fourteen by Toyokuni II, two by Sadafusa, six by Kuniyasu and two by Kuniharu.
1033
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), Utagawa Sadafusa (active 1825-1850), Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777-1835), Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865), Utagawa Kuniyasu (1794-1832), Utagawa Toyohide (active 1806-1832) and Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850): Accordion album, comprised of 73 oban tate-e portraying kabuki actors, 16 of which by Kuniyoshi, 2 by Sadafusa, 22 by Kunisada, 10 by Toyokuni II, 11 by Kuniyasu, 3 by Sadayoshi, 4 by Hokkei, 5 by Toyohide.
1034
Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865) Part of an album comprised of fourteen oban tate-e, four of which are triptychs and one a diptych, portraits of kabuki actors.
1035
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) et Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861): Part of an album comprised of fourty oban tate-e, twelve of which by Kuniyoshi and twenty-six by Kunisada portraying kabuki actors, including triptychs and parts of triptychs.
1036
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861): Sixteen oban tate-e from the “Kisokaido rokujugyoku tsugi no uchi” series, the sixty-nine stations of the Kisokaido. Signed Ichiryusai Kuniyoshi ga.
1037
Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825): Lot comprised of five oban tate-e, parts of triptychs, portraying kabuki actors in different roles. Signed Toyokuni ga.
1038
Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777-1835) Two oban tate-e, parts of triptychs and a triptych portraying kabuki actors on scene and under cherry blossom trees. Signed Toyokuni ga.
1039
Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777-1835) Lot comprised of five oban tate-e diptychs, portraying kabuki actors on scene playing women and men roles. Signed Toyokuni ga.
1040
Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865) Lot comprised of fifteen oban tate-e diptychs, including one complete in height and fourteen parts of triptychs, portraying kabuki actors on scene, playing fighting scenes and other roles. Signed Toyokuni ga.
1041
Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865): Lot comprised of eleven triptychs and a diptych portraying kabuki actors on scene, at the fabric merchant amongst others. Signed Toyokuni ga.
1042
Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865) Lot of fifteen oban tate-e triptychs, portraying kabuki actors on scene, playing women and men roles, a scene from “Chushingura”, fighting scenes against phantoms amongst others. Signed Toyokuni ga.
1043
Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865): Lot of fourteen oban tate-e triptychs, portraying kabuki actors on scene, playing women and men scenes, a fireflies hunting scene and fighting scenes against phantoms amongst others. Signed Toyokuni ga.
1044
Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865): Lot comprised of six oban tate-e from the same series, portraying actors in various roles: samouraï, démon (Hannya) and women. Signed Toyokuni hitsu.
1045
Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865) Series comprised of nineteen oban, eighteen of which tate-e and one yoko-e, nine of which parts of triptychs and ten single prints, portraying kabuki actors on scene, including an extract from “Genji Monogatari”, “Toto sanjurokkei” and the thirty-six views of the Eastern capital.
1046
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Lot comprised of five oban tate-e triptychs, portraying kabuki actors playing men and women roles, including a scene on a boat and with musicians. Signed Kuniyoshi ga.
1047
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Lot comprised of twenty-three oban tate-e diptychs, including parts of triptychs portraying kabuki actors in different roles. Signed Kuniyoshi ga.
1048
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861): Series of twenty-one oban tate-e from different series, portraying amongst others some okubi-e (head-and-shoulder portraits) of famous kabuki actors, with child and Daruma. Signed Kuniyoshi ga.
1049
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Lot comprised of fourteen oban, thirteen of which tate-e and one yoko-e, parts of triptychs, portraying kabuki actors playing famous characters, phantom fighting scenes or in the snow amongst others. Signed Kuniyoshi ga.
1050
Toyoharu Chikanobu (1838-1912) Oban tate-e triptych, scene from Genji Monogatari, the prince Genji accompanied by two young ladies. Signed Chikanobu and dated Meiji 28 (1895). We join two oban tate-e by Kuniyasu and Yoshien, portraits of actors and an oban tate-e by Yoshitoshi, portrait of young lady, Meiiji print.