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Nov. 02, 2023
KAINOSHO TADAOTO (1894-1978) Yugesho (Evening Makeup) Showa era (1926-1989), circa 1929 (2)
Est: £8,000 - £10,000
KAINOSHO TADAOTO (1894-1978) Yugesho (Evening Makeup) Showa era (1926-1989), circa 1929 Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink and colours on silk, in silk mounts with a blue-and-white ceramic jikusaki (roller ends) painted with roundels enclosing geometric patterns, depicting the three-quarter profile of a woman, wearing a lime-green kimono decorated with a bamboo design, applying lipstick at night, signed at upper right Tadaoto hitsu with seal Tada; with a fitted wood tomobako storage box inscribed on the lid Yugesho (Evening Makeup), and signed inside the lid Tadaoto with seal Tadaoto. Overall: 143cm x 70cm (56¼in x 27½in); image: 52cm x 50cm (20½in x 19 5/8in). (2).
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May. 12, 2011
Kainosho Tadaoto (1894-1978) Taisho Period, early 20th century
Est: £30,000 - £40,000
Taisho Period, early 20th century Twelve shunga paintings mounted on shikishi, in ink, colour, gold and silver on silk, each signed with seal, comprising: 1) A couple lying on floor, a man leaning on his elbow, with his right leg over the girl's leg who is toying with a frog. 2) A couple kissing and making love with their kimono half off. 3) A couple lying on a floor, a man reading a book while a woman makes love to him. 4) A couple making love, the woman lying against a rattan chair. 5) A couple leisurely reclined, almost naked, smoking inside a mosquito net. 6) A naked couple making love. 7) A young monk and middle-aged man holding a rosary, making love. 8) An old man making love to a young girl on a futon. 9) A young couple wearing western dress making love beside an alarm clock. 10) A newly-married couple seated in front of a gold silk screen. 11) A girl wearing a red kimono and a man wearing a silver kimono making love. 12) A naked couple making love on a zabuton (Japanese cushion) Together with a shikishi inscribed with an introduction about the artist by Sakutaka and another titled Dai kanki (The ultimate Pleasure) by the artist and signed with seal Kainosho in; with wood storage box. Each leaf approx. 28.8cm x 37cm(11 3/8in x 14½in) (15).
Bonhams

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