Fine Japanese Art

Fine Japanese Art

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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN LADY

KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849), EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY | HONGAN-JI TEMPLE AT ASAKUSA IN EDO (TÔTO ASAKUSA HONGAN-JI)

Auction Closed

November 5, 04:06 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN LADY

KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849), EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

HONGAN-JI TEMPLE AT ASAKUSA IN EDO (TÔTO ASAKUSA HONGAN-JI)


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), with collector's seal, 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. 11.17626, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no. JP1323, and the British Museum, accession no. 1937,0710,0.134.