Kano Oshima

  • Lot 56. THE INQUISITIVE KAMURO

    SUZUKI HARUNOBU (B. about 1730, d. 1770) A kamuro seated by a hibachi reading a love letter addressed to her mistress is detected by the latter, and also by the writer of the letter who is just entering the room through the portiere. Chuban. Signed: Harunobu ga. Late impression. In good condition. About 1767. Purchaser:…

    Lot 56. THE INQUISITIVE KAMURO
  • Lot 62. ISHIYAMA AKI NO TSUKI

    Image is an example from the British Museum KITAO SHIGEMASA (B. 1739, d. 1819 Autumn Moon at Ishiyama. Young boys playing by moonlight. One of the series, Yatsushi Hakkei, Eight Transformed Views. Chuban. Signed: Kitao Shigemasa ga. Purchaser: Kano Oshima Price: $7.50 |

    Lot 62. ISHIYAMA AKI NO TSUKI
  • Lot 63. KATADA RAKUGAN

    KITAO SHIGEMASA (B. 1739, d. 1819 Geese flying down at Katada. Young boys at play in a room, the geese represented by the bridges for the strings of a koto which a boy standing on a kotatsu is throwing down. Same series as the preceding. Not signed. Purchaser: Kano Oshima Price: $7.50 |

    Lot 56. THE INQUISITIVE KAMURO
  • Lot 74. A YOUNG GIRL DANCING

    Image is an example from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston KATSUKAWA SHUNCHO (Worked c. 1770—1796) A woman beats a water bucket as a musical accompaniment and another woman stands on a veranda and looks on. Three prints of the Imoseyama Go-mai Tsuzuki series of five, and one duplicate. The meaning of the title is…

    Lot 74. A YOUNG GIRL DANCING
  • Lot 82. A LADY WALKING ON THE RIVER BANK

    KATSUKAWA SHUNCHO (Worked c. 1770—1796) She is attended by two maids and a young man carrying their luggage. Oban. Signed: Shuncho ga. About 1790. Purchaser: Kano Oshima Price: $25.00 |

    Lot 56. THE INQUISITIVE KAMURO
  • Lot 89. THE DREAM OF THE FOX’S WEDDING

    Image is an example of the same subject and may be a portion of the triptych. Los Angeles County Museum of Art UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI (B. 1769, d. 1825) Oban. Right-hand sheet of the triptych. Late impression. Purchaser: Kano Oshima Price: $10.00 |

    Lot 89. THE DREAM OF THE FOX’S WEDDING
  • Lot 91. A WOMAN WEAVING

    Image is an example from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI (B. 1769, d. 1825) Another woman is bringing her a cup of tea, and a boy in the foreground is playing with three puppies. Oban, Signed: Toyokuni ga. Publisher: Wakasa-ya. About 1790. Purchaser: Kano Oshima Price: $5.00 |

    Lot 91. A WOMAN WEAVING
  • Lot 93. WOMEN IN THE GARDEN OF THE KACHO TEA HOUSE

    Image shows the full triptych, an example from the Art Institute of Chicago UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI (B. 1769, d. 1825) Middle sheet of a triptych. Oban. Signed: Toyokuni ga. Publisher: Eijudo. About 1790. Purchaser: Kano Oshima Price: $10.00 |

    Lot 93. WOMEN IN THE GARDEN OF THE KACHO TEA HOUSE
  • Lot 94. FURYU ROK-KASEN

    Image is an example from the Philadelphia Museum of Art UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI (B. 1769, d. 1825) Stylish six famous poets: six young persons masquerading as the most celebrated ode composers of ancient times. Oban triptych. Framed. Signed: Toyokuni ga. Publisher: Eijudo. About 1793. Purchaser: Kano Oshima Price: $65.00 |

    Lot 94. FURYU ROK-KASEN
  • Lot 129. ODE BY HARUMICHI NO TSURAKI

    Image is an example from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (B. 1760, d. 1849) Sawyers at work upon a great log by a stream where a man is raking out maple leaves, and a woman is leading a boy across on a log bridge. The winds of autumn have amassed / Dried…

    Lot 129. ODE BY HARUMICHI NO TSURAKI