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Art, design & architecture
Fine Japanese Prints
Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc.
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- Author
- Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc.
- Publisher
- Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc.
- Year
- 1969
- Edition
- Sale Number 2937, Public Auction November 20-21, 1969 · not confirmed
- Binding
- Paperback
- Dust jacket
- No
- Condition
- Good
About this copy
This is the original auction sale catalogue (Sale Number 2937) issued for the public auction held November 20-21, 1969, at Parke-Bernet Galleries, 980 Madison Avenue, New York. The catalogue describes Japanese ukiyo-e prints formerly in the Frank Lloyd Wright collection, then property of the estate of Blanche B. McFetridge, including works by Masanobu, Harunobu, Koryusai, Shunsho, Shunko, Shunei, Kiyonaga, Utamaro, Toyokuni II, Hokusai, Hiroshige, and other artists, with detailed lot descriptions. Issued in the original printed card wrappers, as typically produced for Parke-Bernet sales of this period.
Condition
- Book
- Good - Softcover wrappers show noticeable soiling, staining, and corner wear, with some toning along the edges and spine. Interior text and illustrated plates are clean and complete.
This is a pre-owned book, and minor age-related wear may be present beyond what is specifically mentioned. All readily visible defects have been described to the best of my ability. Please see photos, which form part of the description.
Collector's notes
- Original Parke-Bernet sale catalogue for Sale 2937, November 20-21, 1969
- Published by Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 1969
- Describes Japanese prints formerly in the Frank Lloyd Wright collection, estate of Blanche B. McFetridge
- Artists represented include Masanobu, Harunobu, Koryusai, Shunsho, Shunko, Shunei, Kiyonaga, Utamaro, Toyokuni II, Hokusai, and Hiroshige
- Original cover price $3 ($4 by mail), as printed on the front wrapper A useful reference catalogue documenting provenance and detailed lot descriptions for an important group of ukiyo-e prints.
This is a pre-owned book. Please look at every photograph: they show its true condition.
