Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861). One surimono
3030
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861)
One surimono
Shikishiban; entitled Shiokumi, 'Gon' Koshichi as a woman harvesting salt from the seashore, from the series Fuzoku onna Suikoden, ippyakuhachi-nin no uchi (The Contemporary Woman's Tales of the Water Margin: from a series of one-hundred-and-eight persons), ca. 1832, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, circular printer's seal Suriko Shinzo - very good impression, good color, minor wrinkles, some staining, hinged to mat
8 1/4 x 7 1/4in (21 x 18.5cm)
Sold for US$ 2,125 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Others prints from this series published in John Carpenter's, Reading Surimono: The Interplay of Text and Image in Japanese Prints (Leiden/Boston, 2008), p. 330, pl. 209, and Robert Schaap's, Heroes and Ghosts: Japanese Prints by Kuniyoshi 1797-1861 (Amsterdam/Philadephia, 1998), pp.176-7, pls. 189-190

Category: Asian Art

Auction terms and conditions

Contacts

Jeff Olson Bonhams
Work
580 Madison Avenue
New York, 10022
United States
Work +1 212 461 6516
FaxFax: +1 212 644 9007
Specialist - Asian Art