Lot 30081 · 2025 September 30 Japanese Woodblock Prints from The Nelkin Collection Showcase Auction
Portrait of a Beauty Reading a Letter, late 19th century and later
Kiyochika Kobayashi · Woodblock print
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- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2025 September 30 Japanese Woodblock Prints from The Nelkin Collection Showcase Auction · 30 September 2025
- Dimensions
- 14 x 9-3/8 inches (35.6 x 23.8 cm) (sheet)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13460031
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Kiyochika Kobayashi, Portrait of a Beauty Reading a Letter, late 19th century and later. Heritage Auctions, 30 Sep 2025, lot 30081. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13460031.
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Kiyochika Kobayashi, Portrait of a Beauty Reading a Letter, late 19th century and later. Heritage Auctions, 30 Sep 2025, lot 30081. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13460031.
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From the same sale 2025 September 30 Japanese Woodblock Prints from The Nelkin Collection Showcase Auction · Sep 2025
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