Adam's FINE ASIAN ART Part II June 30th 2021

www.adams.ie 83 Fine Asian Art | 29 th & 30 th June 2021 544 AFTER UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE 安藤広重 (1797-1858) Mount Fuji and cherry trees full of blossoms with a full moon Circa 1920s-1930s Oban tata-e / woodblock print Dimensions (the sole print): 22,5 x 35,2 cm € 200 - 400 545 AFTER UTAGAWA HIRO- SHIGE 安藤広重 (1797-1858) Awa Province: Naruto Whirl- pools (Awa, Naruto no fûha) Oban tata-e / woodblock print From the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Ni- hon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue / 六十余州名所図絵　阿波　鳴 門の風波 ) A later (1920s-1930s) print dating to the Taisho / Showa period Dimensions (the sole print): 36 x 23 cm € 300 - 500 546 TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI 月岡芳年 (1839-1892) Fudō Myōō Threatening a Novice Triptych of oban tata-e / woodblock prints Dated Showa 18 equivalent to 1885 in the margin Dimensions (each print): 35,7 x 24,4 cm Notes: 1. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi was one of the great innovators of Meiji ukiyo-e. 2. A legend about Abbot Yūten (1637-1718) of Zōjōji Temple tells how, as a novice, he prayed for Fudō Myōō’s aid to become a wise monk. He then dreamed that the statue of Fudō leaped down from its pedestal and made him swallow one of his swords; upon wak- ing, he became an excellent cleric. In this scene, Fudō aims his sword at Yūten while the deity’s attendants witness his magical power. 3. Compare with a related triptych housed in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, accession number 2005.350a-c. € 3,000 - 5,000 544 545 543