THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN LADY
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849), EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY | THE MITSUI SHOP AT SURUGA-CHÔ IN EDO (KÔTO SURUGA-CHÔ MITSUI-MISE RYAKUZU)
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November 5, 04:06 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN LADY
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849), EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
THE MITSUI SHOP AT SURUGA-CHÔ IN EDO (KÔTO SURUGA-CHÔ MITSUI-MISE RYAKUZU)
woodblock print: ink and colour on paper, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjûrokkei), signed Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudô), circa 1830–31
Horizontal ôban:
25 x 37.4 cm., 9⅞ x 14¾ in.
Similar examples are in numerous museum collections including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 11.17638, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no. JP1296, and the British Museum, accession no. 1906,1220,0.549.