Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). One surimono
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Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
One surimono
Shikishiban; entitled Horagai (conch shell), depicting a man aiming a blow-pipe at a flight of geese, from the series Genroku kaiawase (A matching game of Genroku poem shells), c. 1821, signed Getchi rojin Iitsu hitsu - very good impression, good color, some soiling, tape to top corners
8 1/4 x 7 1/4in (21 x 18.3cm)
Sold for US$ 2,750 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Other prints from this series illustrated in Gian Carlo Calza's, Hokusai (London/New York, 2003), pp. 238-9, V7.2-V7.9 and Surimono: Poetry & Image in Japanese prints (Amsterdam: Hotei, 2000), p. 57

Category: Asian Art

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