$1,000
Pair of Japanese woodblock prints comprising of Tsuchiya Koitsu (Japanese, 1870-1949) "Geishas at the Teahouse", color woodblock print on paper, calligraphic inscription in ink lower left above red circular seal, calligraphic marks at left and right lower margin, figural work depicting geishas coming and going from a teahouse after dark; and Kawase Bunjiro Hasui (Japanese, 1883-1957) "Pine Tree by the Sea", color woodblock print on paper, calligraphic inscription in ink above red seal, calligraphic marks at left and right lower margin, landscape depicting nighttime coastline scene with stylized pine tree, full moon and small obscured figure by the sea. "Geishas at the Teahouse" unframed approximately 16" x 10.5". "Pine Tree by the Sea" unframed approximately 15.5" x 10.45".
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2016-03-06