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THB2 Japanese Woodblock Prints, Mitsui Atsuo & After Kuniyoshi, Plus 2 Facsimiles of Early Prints
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4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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About Auction
LiveFeb 1, 2026
Live 2-Day Auction at our Knoxville Gallery featuring 1,300+ lots from fine Southern estates and private and museum collections. Sale starts Sat. Jan. 31 at 9 AM EST with lots #1-704 and continues Sun. Feb. 1 at 10 AM EST with lots #705-1313. Be sure to view BOTH catalogs. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
1st item: Mitsui Atsuo (Japan, 1900-2000) shin hanga color woodblock print, "Kawarasaki Gonjuro," 1957, possibly a later printing. The actor Kawarasaki Gonjuro III holds an inro, with passages of embossing throughout. From the series Figures on the Stage (Butai sugata). Housed in a decorative window mat. Sight: 13 1/2 in. H x 9 7/8 in. W. Mat: 19 1/4 in. H x 15 in. W. 2nd item: Unknown artist, possibly Kitagawa Fujimaro (Japan, 1790-1850) or after Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japan, 1797-1861) bijin-ga color woodblock print that depicts a woman in a snowy landscape, with a body of water and village beyond, early 20th century. Housed under glass in a silvered wood frame with black textile mat. Sight: 11 3/4 in. H x 7 5/8 in. W. Framed: 17 1/8 in. H x 12 7/8 in. W. 3rd-4th items: Two (2) framed facsimiles of early Japanese woodblock prints: "A Hawk on a Cliff near a Kiri Tree," after Torii Kiyomasu I (Japan, fl. 1704-18), c. 1718, and "The Insistent Lover," Sugimura Jihei (Japan, fl. 1681-1698), c. 1684/98, from an untitled series of erotic prints. Both from the 1955 portfolio "12 Woodcuts, The Clarence Buckingham Collection of Japanese Prints," issued to accompany Helen Gunsaulus, THE CLARENCE BUCKINGHAM COLLECTION OF JAPANESE PRINTS (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1955), itself published in a limited edition of 500 copies. Both housed under glass in giltwood frames with black mats and gold reveals. "A Hawk..." Sight: 12 1/2 in. H x 6 7/16 in. W. "A Hawk..." Framed: 18 1/4 in. H x 12 in. W. "Insistent Lover" sight: 8 3/8 in. H x 12 3/4 in. W. "Insistent Lover" framed: 14 in. H x 18 1/4 in. W.
Condition
Item 1 laid to card, with window mat affixed over margins. Otherwise very good condition, evenly inked with vivid colors. 2nd item with minor soiling to sheet. Items 3-4 in overall very good condition. Not examined out of frames. Frame with minor abrasions and losses.
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Bank: Pinnacle Bank
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Knoxville, TN 37909
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