Japanese Woodblock Prints from an Important Private European Collection

Nishimura Shigenaga (1697-1756) | Sparrows, morning glory and young bamboo | Edo period, 18th century

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Nishimura Shigenaga (1697-1756)

Sparrows, morning glory and young bamboo

Edo period, 18^th century

woodblock print, sumizuri-e, with hand-applied colour and nikawa, from the series titled Kashinsai, signed Nishimura Shigenaga hitsu (Brush of Nishimura Shigenaga), published by Igaya Kan'emon (Bunkido), circa 1730; with collector's seal of Gerhard Pulverer to verso

Vertical hosoban: 32.2 x 15.7 cm., 12¾ x 6¼ in.

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Nishimura Shigenaga (1697-1756), Moineaux, fleurs du matin et jeune bambou, époque Edo, XVIIIe siècle

Gerhard Pulverer (b. 1930)

The meaning of the series title Kashinsai [lit. Summer, Extends, Grows Thin] is unclear. Other prints from this enigmatic series are in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession numbers 06.713, 11.2088 and 21.5878.

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