ID 922454
Lot 111 | KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806)
Estimate value
$ 40 000 – 60 000
Seiro juni toki tsuzuki (The twelve hours in the pleasure quarter)
A complete set of twelve woodlock prints, each signed Utamaro hitsu, published by Koshodo (Tsutaya Juzaburo), circa 1794, comprising:
1) Ne no koku (Hour of the rat)
2) Ushi no koku (Hour of the ox)
3) Tora no koku (Hour of the tiger)
4) U no koku (Hour of the hare)
5) Tatsu no koku (Hour of the dragon)
6) Mi no koku (Hour of the snake)
7) Uma no koku (Hour of the horse)
8) Hitsuji no koku (Hour of the goat)
9) Saru no koku (Hour of the monkey)
10) Tori no koku (Hour of the cockerel)
11) Inu no koku (Hour of the dog)
12) I no koku (Hour of the boar)
Horizontal oban: 14 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (37.1 x 24.4 cm.) each approx.
(12)
Provenance
Henri Vever (1854-1943), Paris, sold at Sotheby's London, Highly Important Japanese Prints, Illustrated Books and Drawings from the Henri Vever Collection: Part I, 26 March 1974, lot 184
| Artist: | Kitagawa Utamaro (1753 - 1806) |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic |
| Historical era: | Edo period |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Woodblock print |
| Artist: | Kitagawa Utamaro (1753 - 1806) |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic |
| Historical era: | Edo period |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Woodblock print |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preview |
| ||||||||||||||
| Phone | +1 212 636 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Fax | +1 212 636 4930 | ||||||||||||||
| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase | ||||||||||||||
| Shipping |
Postal service Courier service pickup by yourself | ||||||||||||||
| Payment methods |
Wire Transfer | ||||||||||||||
| Business hours | Business hours
|



































