- Set of drawings consisting of: - Lot 144

- Set of drawings consisting of: ix sheets of Indian ink drawings, some enhanced with color, representing studies for decorating tsuba (guards for Japanese weapons such as the katana) and studies for sword ornaments. A sheet of five cut-and-pasted drawings depicting birds, hunters and plants. 19th century. Various formats. - Ducks and pipes he little yellow ducks seem to float on stylized waves. Four long pipes stand vertically. Indian ink drawing enhanced with yellow. Format: 24.5 x 11 cm Quite a fine drawing, in fresh color. Traces of humidity, dirt and hole. - Study for tsuba - Horses Two sheets in one. Above, a study for a tsuba (saber guard), depicting two horses. Below, two horses, one behind the other, heads turned back to face each other. Brush drawings. Black and red Indian ink. 20 x 8.2 cm Good condition. - Miscellaneous drawings consisting of: Watercolor on paper, depicting two flower stems, 25.7 x 33 cm Indian ink sketches for tsuba decorations, 14.5 x 15.5 cm 44 pages of sketchbook depicting landscapes, people, animals, plants... in Indian ink, some enhanced with color, 20 x 27 cm 2 sketchbook pages with text, 20 x 27 cm 1 sketchbook page depicting a sailboat, paper torn, about half a sheet remaining. Various formats. Various conditions. Tears, folds, rubbing, stains. - Birds and landscapes Set of 4 sheets. Two ink wash drawings: One drawing is signed Shumpô. It depicts a tree on the right and a peasant leading an ox on the left. Round seal. Mounted on cardboard. A second drawing depicts bamboo branches. A few words in Japanese characters. Two unidentified red seals. Two cut-outs, each representing a bird in flight. Small irregular cut-outs glued on light cardboard. Size of each wash sheet: 6.1 x 28.8 cm Good condition. One drawing is missing and has holes. - Boats on the shore Two small boats at the edge of a wooded, hilly shore. The roof of a building can be seen. Drawing in ink wash and colored highlights. Unidentified red seal. Format : 26 x 23.4 cm Beautiful drawing. Wet and dirty. - Flowers Set of three drawings. Two sheets depict flowers. 1. Stems with pink flowers and sketch in black. On tracing paper. 2. Branches with red flowers and leaves. Laminated paper on card stock. 3. Two black shapes seem to represent bats. On tracing paper. Unidentified seal Various formats. Good condition. Paper slightly pitted. Very small binding holes. - Flowers Bright flowers in front of a yellow rock. Watercolor on tracing paper. Size : 39.9 x 28.1 cm Good condition. Slight tears and missing. Complete set.