Sadakage
(Japanese, late 18th/early 19th century)
Three woodblock prints: Shinsai, circa 1764-1820, Surimono, "Red" from a series Five Colors, collection of Henry Vever and so sealed 1810, 7-1/2 x 7 in., matted in lacquered frame, tacked down at top, good condition overall; Utagawa Sadakage, 1818-1844, beauty looking at cherry blossoms, circa 1825, 8-1/16 x 7-3/8 in., matted in lacquered frame, good condition; Kitao Shigemasa, 1739-1820, Surimono of a nobleman's raiment on stool and in lacquered box, circa 1790, 8 x 6-3/4 in., matted and framed, sheet tacked down at top, minor wrinkles at top corners, creases, discoloration at center . Provenance: Property from the Collection of Robert and Elizabeth Haskell, Little Washington, Virginia