What: At the Time of Japanism - A Collection of PrintsWhere: Artcurial 7, Rond-Point des Champs-Elysees 75008, Paris, FranceWhen: May 23, 02.00 pmPublic Viewing: May 19, 11.00 am – 06.00 pm; May 21, 11.00 am – 06.00 pm; May 22, 11.00 am – 06.00 pm; May 23, 11.00 am – 12.00 pmTop lots of the sale:- Toshusai Sharaku (active 1794 - 1795): Bust portrait (okubi-e) of the actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Ayame, Ippei's big sister. On a gray micaceous background. The collar in white micaceous background. Signed Toshusai Sharaku ga. Dimensions: 35.9 x 21.8 cm. Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 € ($ 71,541 – 95,389)- Toshusai Sharaku (active 1794 - 1795): Bust portrait (okubi-e) of the actor Otani Tokuji as Sodesuke (Yakko) on a gray micaceous background, in the play Hana Ayame Bunroku Soga, The flourishing iris. Signed Toshusai Sharaku ga. Dimensions: 37 x 25 cm. Estimate: 50,000 - 60,000 € ($ 59,618 – 71,541)- Toshusai Sharaku (active 1794 - 1795): Bust Portrait (okubi-e) of the actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Matsushita Mikinoshin, in the play Katakiuchi Noriaibanashi, a selection of tales of revenge. Signed Toshusai Sharaku ga. Dimensions: 38 x 25.4 cm. Estimate: 50,000 - 60,000 € ($ 59,618 – 71,541)- Toshusai Sharaku (active 1794 - 1795): Bust portrait (okubi-e) of actor Sakata Hangoro III as Fujikawa Mizuyemon on gray mica background, in Hana Ayame Bunroku Soga, The flourishing irises. Signed Toshusai Sharaku ga. Dimensions: 36.3 x 24 cm. Estimate: 50,000 - 60,000 € ($ 59,618 – 71,541)- Toshusai Sharaku (active 1794 - 1795): Bust Portrait (okubi-e) of the actor Morita Kan'ya VIII as Uguisu no Jirosaku, the palanquin bearer, on a gray micaceous background, in the room Katakiuchi Noriaibanashi, a selection of tales of revenge. Signed Toshusai Sharaku ga. Dimensions: 36.8 x 25 cm. Estimate: 50,000 - 80,000 € ($ 59,618 – 95,389)- Kitagawa Utamaro (1753 - 1806): The obvious love (Arawaruru koi), bust portrait (okubi-e) of a young woman arranging a hairpin on a micaceous background, from the series Anthology of poems: the section of love, (Kasen koi no bu). Signed Utamaro hitsu. Dimensions: 36.5 X 24.6 cm. Estimate: 30,000 - 40,000 € ($ 35,771 – 47,694)- Kitagawa Utamaro (1753 - 1806): Portrait in bust (okubi-e) of the courtesan Keisei Umegawa and Hikyakuya Chubei under a parasol (Keisei Umegawa, Hikyakuya Chubei), from the series Real Feelings Compared: Sources of Love (Jitsu Kurabe iro no Minakami). Signed Utamaro hitsu. Dimensions: 38.4 x 25.1 cm. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 € ($ 11,924 – 17,885)- Kitagawa Utamaro (1753 - 1806) Young women on the waterfront strolling, one of them stooping to tie the rope of the shoe on the other, in the distance Mount Fuji. Signed Utamaro hitsu. Dimensions: Right board: 39.4 X 25.8 cm. Central board: 39.3 X 25.6 cm; Left board: 39.4 X 25.5 cm. A triptych depicting ladies walking along the beach. Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 € ($ 9,538 – 14,308)For details, visit: http://www.artcurial.com/en/Click on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/Founder: Louise Blouin
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