Lot 44
  • 44

SUZUKI HARUNOBU (1725-1770)OSEN OF THE KAGIYA TEAHOUSE STRIKING SPARKS WITH FLINT AND STEEL EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY |

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description

  • 57.3 x 11.8 cm, 22 1/2  x 4 2/3  in. 
woodblock print, signed Harunobu ga, published circa 1770 Vertical hashira-e

Provenance

Hayashi Tadayashi

Condition

Good impression with some creasing. The print has been backed. There are some areas of restoration, in particular to the lower part of the kimono. An area to the black of the hair has been touched in.
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Catalogue Note

For the same print in the collection of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 21.4544, please visit: https://www.mfa.org/collections/search