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Six Woodblock Prints and Paintings, Japan, Utamaro Kitagawa (1753-1831),Pleasure Boat, Sumida River, oban tate-e triptych; Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858),Ariwara no Narihira Passing Mount Fuji on His Journey to the East, oban tate-e vertical diptych; a triptych depicting ladies in a garden; an album bifold depicting one of the "Thirty-six Immortal Poets" and her verse; a fan painting of dancers in lion and dragon costumes; and a fan painting of actors, size to 14 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.
Estimate $20-200
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Passing Mount Fuji, JapanStephen L. Fletcher
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