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Lot 1173 Rα

Ogata Gekko - Ogata Gekko

Auction 1034 - overview Cologne
14.06.2014, 14:00 - Japanese Art
Estimate: 700 €
Result: 732 € (incl. premium)

Ogata Gekko

Ogata Gekko

35.4 x 25.7 cm. Nihon hana zue (or zukushi). One sheet table of contents, followed by 36 oban prints depicting historical figures, events, pastimes. Signed: Gekko. Seals: various. Publisher: Matsuki Heikichi. Date: Meiji 30 (1897). Matuski Heikichi’s publisher’s label in the back together with a trademark label.

The series was issued by at least three publishers (Matsuki Heikichi, Sasaki Toyokichi and Akiyama Buemon) between 1892 and 1900, with various contents, partly overlapping, for each album.