
Lot Closed
November 18, 02:52 PM GMT
Estimate
2,500 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Hirano Hakuho (1879-1957)
After the Bath (Yuagari)
Showa period, 20th century
woodblock print, signed Hakuho ga (Pictured by Hakuho), sealed Hirano, dated Showa nananen ichigatsu (January 1932), publisher's circular seal Watanabe (Watanabe Shozaburo), and with further publisher's mark (Hotei 'C', circa 1927-32) to the lower left margin Hanmoto Watanabe hanga-ten [publisher Watanabe print dealer], with hand-numbered limited edition seal on verso, Hyaku mai kagiri zeppan, dai gojusan ban (100 limited edition, number 53), and publisher's red rectangular seal Watanabe
Vertical dai oban: 43.2 x 29.8 cm., 17 x 11¾ in.
For a different impression of the same print in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, accession number 2002.161.137, go to:
https://collections.artsmia.org/art/62438/after-bath-hirano-hakuho