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Ei-Q #7,451Established

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personJapanese, 1911–1960
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Selected Works26

Museum Acquisitions

MoMA
Untitled from Reason of Sleep
Untitled from Reason of Sleep, 1936
Acquired 2024
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Untitled from Reason of Sleep
Untitled from Reason of Sleep, 1936
Acquired 2024
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Untitled from Reason of Sleep
Untitled from Reason of Sleep, 1936
Acquired 2024
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Untitled from Reason of Sleep
Untitled from Reason of Sleep, 1936
Acquired 2024
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Untitled from Reason of Sleep
Untitled from Reason of Sleep, 1936
Acquired 2024
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Untitled from Reason of Sleep
Untitled from Reason of Sleep, 1936
Acquired 2024
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Untitled from Reason of Sleep
Untitled from Reason of Sleep, 1936
Acquired 2024
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Untitled from Reason of Sleep
Untitled from Reason of Sleep, 1936
Acquired 2024
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Untitled from Reason of Sleep
Untitled from Reason of Sleep, 1936
Acquired 2024
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Untitled from Reason of Sleep
Untitled from Reason of Sleep, 1936
Acquired 2024
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Reason of Sleep
Reason of Sleep, 1936
Acquired 2024
Portfolio with ten gelatin silver prints
MoMA
Untitled Photo-Dessin
Untitled Photo-Dessin, 1936
Acquired 2018
Gelatin silver print with applied color

Previous Sales

SBI Art Auction
Photo Ei-Q Dessin Portfolio [1] House, Window, People [2] Visitors to a Ballet Performance [3] Gathering in the Wood [4] Garden [5] Composition [6] Village [7] People in the Building
Photo Ei-Q Dessin Portfolio [1] House, Window, People [2] Visitors to a Ballet Performance [3] Gathering in the Wood [4] Garden [5] Composition [6] Village [7] People in the Building, 1957
¥322,000 ($2k USD)
Sep 2025
SBI Art Auction
Work
Work, 1955
$3,619
May 2022
SBI Art Auction
Untitled
Untitled
$5,242
Sep 2021
SBI Art Auction
Work
Work
$3,145
Sep 2021
Bonhams
A .303 (British) 'Mk.I*' bolt-action rifle by Lee Metford, no. 8131
A .303 (British) 'Mk.I*' bolt-action rifle by Lee Metford, no. 8131
$1,740

For Sale

AWT Focus · Artsy
Flowers
Flowers, 1946
Sold
Oil on board
L. Parker Stephenson Photographs · Artsy
Women at Seashore
Women at Seashore, 1951
For sale
Gelatin Silver Print
Watanuki Ltd. / Toki-no-Wasuremono · Artsy
Two people
Two people, 1952
For sale
Spray on photo-dessin
Watanuki Ltd. / Toki-no-Wasuremono · Artsy
Work
Work, 1958
For sale
Oil painting
KOTARO NUKAGA · Artsy
Landscape
Landscape
Sold
Oil on board
KOTARO NUKAGA · Artsy
Winter
Winter
Price on request
Oil on canvas
Watanuki Ltd. / Toki-no-Wasuremono · Artsy
Work
Work, 1936
For sale
Photo-dessin (photogram)
Watanuki Ltd. / Toki-no-Wasuremono · Artsy
Title Unknown
Title Unknown
For sale
Photo-dessin (photogram)
Watanuki Ltd. / Toki-no-Wasuremono · Artsy
Three people
Three people, 1950
For sale
Photo-dessin (photogram)
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Untitled from Reason of Sleep
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2024 · Accession 334.2024.10 · Gelatin silver print
The Family of Man Fund, and Photography Purchase Fund
Untitled from Reason of Sleep
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2024 · Accession 334.2024.9 · Gelatin silver print
The Family of Man Fund, and Photography Purchase Fund
Untitled from Reason of Sleep
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2024 · Accession 334.2024.8 · Gelatin silver print
The Family of Man Fund, and Photography Purchase Fund
Untitled from Reason of Sleep
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2024 · Accession 334.2024.7 · Gelatin silver print
The Family of Man Fund, and Photography Purchase Fund
Untitled from Reason of Sleep
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2024 · Accession 334.2024.6 · Gelatin silver print
The Family of Man Fund, and Photography Purchase Fund
Untitled from Reason of Sleep
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2024 · Accession 334.2024.5 · Gelatin silver print
The Family of Man Fund, and Photography Purchase Fund
Untitled from Reason of Sleep
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2024 · Accession 334.2024.4 · Gelatin silver print
The Family of Man Fund, and Photography Purchase Fund
Untitled from Reason of Sleep
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2024 · Accession 334.2024.3 · Gelatin silver print
The Family of Man Fund, and Photography Purchase Fund
Untitled from Reason of Sleep
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2024 · Accession 334.2024.2 · Gelatin silver print
The Family of Man Fund, and Photography Purchase Fund
Untitled from Reason of Sleep
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2024 · Accession 334.2024.1 · Gelatin silver print
The Family of Man Fund, and Photography Purchase Fund
Reason of Sleep
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2024 · Accession 334.2024.1-10 · Portfolio with ten gelatin silver prints
The Family of Man Fund, and Photography Purchase Fund
Untitled Photo-Dessin
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 950.2018 · Gelatin silver print with applied color
Carl Jacobs Fund
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Recent News1

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Jean-Marc Bottazzi on why good collecting is not about 'ticking boxes'
Jean-Marc Bottazzi, a Japanese bond trader and collector based in Hong Kong, discusses his philosophy of collecting in an interview with The Art Newsp…
peopleMar 29, 2026
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Past Exhibitions0

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No past exhibitions on record.

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Art Fair Appearances1

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Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2025
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Recent Activity4

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News
Jean-Marc Bottazzi on why good collecting is not about 'ticking boxes'
Mar 29, 2026
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Art Fair
Art Basel Hong Kong 2025
Mar 26, 2025
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death
Ei-Q dies
Jan 1, 1960
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birth
Ei-Q born
Jan 1, 1911