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Fri, Sep 15, 2017 06:30PM EDT - Sat, Sep 16, 2017 06:30PM EDT
Lot 228

JAPANESE WOODBLOCK SUMO PRINTS 1960'S 2 PCS.

Estimate: $100 - $300

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$400 $50
$900 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$150,000 $10,000
JAPANESE, WOODBLOCK SUMO PRINTS, 1960'S, 2 PCS., H 8 3/4"-11", L 7 1/4"-15":The first titled "Shikiri", depicting a group of sumo wrestlers preforming shikiri in front of a yellow ground and on a grey ring floor, having a red character mark in plate lower left, titled in pencil center, numbered "10/25" lower left, and signed "L K Bickford" (possibly Lawrence Bickford) and dated "1966" lower left, framed and matted under glass. Frame measuring: 13 3/4" x 20". The second titled "Sumo", depicting two sumo wrestlers preforming shikiri in front of a referee, having a red character mark in plate lower left, titled in pencil center, numbered "12/25" lower left, signed "Lurb" (?) and dated "1964" lower right, framed and matted under glass. Frame measuring: 16" x 12".

Condition

Please note, these images have not been examined out of the frame.