Bidspirit auction | Group of 3 Asian Artworks


Group of 3 Asian Artworks - 2 Prints & 1 Painting - Group of three Asian artworks including: One color on silk painting depicting a frog watching a butterfly or moth and a cricket perched on flowering branches. Tokuriki Tomikichiro (Japanese, 1902-2000). Woodblock on paper print titled ”Mt.Kasagi, ” number 28 from the series ”Seichi Shiseki Meisho (Famous Historic Places and Holy Places), ” ca. 1940s. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858). Reproduction print of ”Suijin Shrine and Massaki on the Sumida River, ” number 35 from the series ”One Hundred Famous Views of Edo.” Height ranges from 15 1/2 in to 16 in; width ranges from 12 in to 19 1/2 in. Condition: Toning throughout. There is a large tears along the lower left quadrant of the cherry blossom print; another large tears along the upper left edge; a small tear along the upper right corner. The print is affixed to a cloth-bound mat. The sheet of the painting appears to have been trimmed. Old tape affixed to the verso of the painting. None of the works are framed.