6 Nov 2012
14:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street
Fine Japanese Art Afternoon Session
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Kubo Shunman (1757-1820)
Late 18th/early 19th century
A koban yoko-e surimono most probably depicting two geisha performing an improvised play in the Niwaka festival in Yoshiwara, with their lines inscribed in the upper section, signed Shosado Kubo Shunman ga. 10cm x 12.5cm (4in x 4 5/8in).
A koban yoko-e surimono most probably depicting two geisha performing an improvised play in the Niwaka festival in Yoshiwara, with their lines inscribed in the upper section, signed Shosado Kubo Shunman ga. 10cm x 12.5cm (4in x 4 5/8in).
Sold for
£125
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 小判摺物 窪俊満 即興劇を行う芸者 18世紀後期/19世紀前期
The Niwaka Festival was an annual event when female and male geisha performed improvised plays (from mid-August to mid-September) in the streets of the Yoshiwara pleasure quarter.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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