Japanese Woodblock Prints

Japanese Woodblock Prints

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 6. KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848) THE KEGON WATERFALL, ONE OF THE THREE WATERFALLS (KEGON NO TAKI, SANTAKI NO SONO IKKEI), EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY).

KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848) THE KEGON WATERFALL, ONE OF THE THREE WATERFALLS (KEGON NO TAKI, SANTAKI NO SONO IKKEI), EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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December 17, 02:06 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 GBP

Lot Details

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KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848)

THE KEGON WATERFALL, ONE OF THE THREE WATERFALLS (KEGON NO TAKI, SANTAKI NO SONO IKKEI)

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)


Woodblock print, from the series Famous Scenic Spots in the Mountains of Nikko (Nikkosan meisho no uchi), signed Keisai Eisen sha, published by Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyudo), circa 1843-47

Vertical oban:

26.3 x 37.9 cm., 10 3/8 x 14 7/8 in.

For another impression in the collection of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 11.23155, go to: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/215768


For another in the collection of The British Museum, museum no. 1948,0410,0.33, go to: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1948-0410-0-33