Woodblock Prints, Need ID help

[MichaelZWilliamson]

Same estate as the swords we sold has a bunch of woodblock prints, especially Hiroshige.  We need to ID and valuate them, and sell them, relatively soon.

 

This is one set of 48 in 24 binders, 2 per.  Approximately 15x12

[MichaelZWilliamson]

[MichaelZWilliamson]

They all have a folder, description, and onionskin liner.

[SteveM]

Your first one

https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/174914

[MichaelZWilliamson]

Thanks. I'm trying to determine when this set of prints was made, and what the entire set is worth.  I'll upload some pics to my site to share.

[SteveM]

Here is the second one

https://museumcollection.tokyo/en/works/6249389/

 

Its hard to value these without knowing more about them and viewing them. As woodblock prints, they are, by nature, produced in volume. They look like recently reproduced prints, so their value is more sentimental than collectible.  But as a set, it may be interesting to a collector, especially if it is in good condition.

[SteveM]

OK - Yahoo Auction in Japan has the same set, and it looks like the complete set sold for 223,000 yen in May (2022).

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e1051112815

[MichaelZWilliamson]

[img]http://www.sharppointythings.com/piwigo/_data/i/upload/2022/06/23/20220623205921-7d6bb9e6-me.jpg[/img] outer binder

 

[img]http://www.sharppointythings.com/piwigo/_data/i/upload/2022/06/23/20220623205927-e214b2e4-me.jpg[/img] binder for a pair of pics

 

[img]http://www.sharppointythings.com/piwigo/_data/i/upload/2022/06/23/20220623205934-55165bd7-me.jpg[/img] still has its tracing paper cover

 

[img]http://www.sharppointythings.com/piwigo/_data/i/upload/2022/06/23/20220623205938-97530f19-me.jpg[/img]

 

[img]http://www.sharppointythings.com/piwigo/_data/i/upload/2022/06/23/20220623205944-508c4ad6-me.jpg[/img] again has the paper cover

 

 

I'll get pics of some definitely antique ones tomorrow.

 

[SteveM]

No need to do that Michael, I don't think your set would be valued any differently than the one I linked to above. 

[MichaelZWilliamson]

This will be an entirely different set. There are literally hundreds of pieces in the estate, from 1850s to recent.  The antiques are obvious.  The newer ones vary.

[MichaelZWilliamson]

That was very helpful for that package, thank you very much.  I'll have more and some vintage books to follow.