THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN LADY
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849), EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY | SHOWER BELOW THE SUMMIT (SANKA HAKU-U)
Auction Closed
November 3, 04:10 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
Lot Details
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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN LADY
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849)
EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
SHOWER BELOW THE SUMMIT (SANKA HAKU-U)
woodblock print: ink and colour on paper, from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), signed Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo), circa 1831
Horizontal oban:
25 x 35.6 cm., 9 7/8 x 14 in.
Other impressions are in various museum collections including The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 11.25222, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no. JP2567, and The British Museum, accession no. 1906,1220,0.526.