Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
(3) Japanese Woodblock Prints Kabuki Actors & Bunraku Puppets
- Price realized
- $183
- Pre-sale estimate
- $200 – $400
- Hammer price
- $150
- Category
- Fine Art
- Sold
- June 20, 2025
- Sale
- SPECIAL 9AM START - DAY 1 JUNE 2025 ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION
Lot description
(lot of 3) Framed Japanese woodblock prints on paper, including: (1) triptych, Morikawa Chikashige (Japanese, fl.1869-1882), depicting Kabuki actors Arashi Rikan IV in the role of Kuzunoha-hime, Suketakaya Takasuke IV in the role of Abe no Yasuna, and Nakamura Tokizo I as Yakko Yokanpei, from the play "Ashiya Doman Ouchi Kagami," sight: approx 13.5"h, 27.75"w, overall: 21 3/8"h, 35 5/8"w, (2) puppets from the Osaka Bunraku-za, Sadanobu Hasegawa III (Japanese, 1881-1963), (one) Osone, (one) Omitsu, sight: approx 13 7/8"h, 9"w, overall: 21 1/8"h, 15.75"w; 15.25lbs total
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.