Isoda Koryusai (fl. 1764-1788). One woodblock print
2008
Isoda Koryusai (fl. 1764-1788)
One woodblock print
Oban tate-e; entitled Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyo: Nakaomiya no uchi Handayu (Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh Young Leaves: Handayu of Nakaomiya), the courtesan seated at a low table and writing poetry while accompanied by two kamuro, 1776, signed Koryusai ga, publisher's seal of Nishimuraya Yohachi – good impression, minor fading, binding hole to the left margin, some soiling, glassine hinge to top reverse
15 3/8 x 10 3/8in (39 x 26.5cm)
Sold for US$ 5,625 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Another impression sold at Sotheby's London Japanese Print Collection, June 8, 2004, lot 116.

Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art

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