Other highlights include:
* Kawase Hasui's Zojoji Temple in Shiba (Shiba Zojoji), from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo, from 1925 (14th year of Taisho), which depicts a winter scene with falling snow indicative of the shin-hanga movement
* a handful of significant prints by Torii Kotondo including his circa-1933 Combing Her Hair (kami suki)and his circa-1930Morning Hair (Asa Megami).
* six compositions by Takahashi Hiroaki, among them Abalone Diver (Awabi tori), from 1931, which appears to be based on the painting Comb, created in oil on canvas in 1913 by Teramatsu Kunitaro
* six works from Yoshida Hiroshi’s series The Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu), from 1926, capturing Japan's coastal landscapes
“Ruth Nelkin sought and found items of the highest caliber in every category," said Nick Dawes, Heritage’s Senior Vice President of Special Collections. "Above all, however, was her passion for ukiyo-e, the Japanese art of woodblock printmaking. Ruth Nelkin safeguarded these treasures during her lifetime, and now other collectors will have the opportunity to benefit from her connoisseurship and exquisite taste.”
On September 25, Heritage will present Japanese Woodblock Prints From the Nelkin Collection, Part II.
