Abel Guérineau (1841-1925)
Various subjects: priest, flowers and dragon
Five drawings, watercolor and etching on paper. - One polychrome woodcut titled in Japanese 江島神官圖 - "Illustration of a priest (Shinto) from Enoshima". At bottom, ink inscription "A temple musician engraving s/cherry wood". 31 x 17.5 cm. - A small watercolor depicting a group of quail. 16.6 x 25.1 cm. - A watercolor depicting a Japanese floral ornament, inscribed in ink on the left "Japanese drawing" and on the right "From a temple in Tokio castle (from the time of the Shogun)". 21.5 x 19.4 cm. - A watercolor depicting a large Japanese floral ornament (ref.: included in the book Ornements japonais / dessinés par Abel Guérineau). 33.2 x 33.8 cm. - An ink on tracing paper depicting a dragon with the inscription in the decoration 天向龍 - tenkoryu - "Dragon tourné vers le ciel" (ref.: figure in the book Ornements japonais / dessinés par Abel Guérineau). 57 x 32.2 cm
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Lot no. 36

Abel Guérineau (1841-1925) Various subjects: priest, flowers and dragon Five drawings, watercolor and etching on paper. - One polychrome woodcut titled in Japanese 江島神官圖 - "Illustration of a priest (Shinto) from Enoshima". At bottom, ink inscription "A temple musician engraving s/cherry wood". 31 x 17.5 cm. - A small watercolor depicting a group of quail. 16.6 x 25.1 cm. - A watercolor depicting a Japanese floral ornament, inscribed in ink on the left "Japanese drawing" and on the right "From a temple in Tokio castle (from the time of the Shogun)". 21.5 x 19.4 cm. - A watercolor depicting a large Japanese floral ornament (ref.: included in the book Ornements japonais / dessinés par Abel Guérineau). 33.2 x 33.8 cm. - An ink on tracing paper depicting a dragon with the inscription in the decoration 天向龍 - tenkoryu - "Dragon tourné vers le ciel" (ref.: figure in the book Ornements japonais / dessinés par Abel Guérineau). 57 x 32.2 cm

Estimate
€300 - €400
Result
€390
Buyer's premium
30%
Abel Guérineau (1841-1925) Various subjects: priest, flowers and dragon Five drawings, watercolor and etching on paper. - One polychrome woodcut titled in Japanese 江島神官圖 - "Illustration of a priest (Shinto) from Enoshima". At bottom, ink inscription "A temple musician engraving s/cherry wood". 31 x 17.5 cm. - A small watercolor depicting a group of quail. 16.6 x 25.1 cm. - A watercolor depicting a Japanese floral ornament, inscribed in ink on the left "Japanese drawing" and on the right "From a temple in Tokio castle (from the time of the Shogun)". 21.5 x 19.4 cm. - A watercolor depicting a large Japanese floral ornament (ref.: included in the book Ornements japonais / dessinés par Abel Guérineau). 33.2 x 33.8 cm. - An ink on tracing paper depicting a dragon with the inscription in the decoration 天向龍 - tenkoryu - "Dragon tourné vers le ciel" (ref.: figure in the book Ornements japonais / dessinés par Abel Guérineau). 57 x 32.2 cm
Sale Friday 31 October 2025・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris