Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection
Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection
The Sokolov Collection
Katsushika Hokuga (active circa 1804- 1844) Utsubo: Young woman playing the koto, Edo period, 19th century
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May 28, 02:49 PM GMT
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1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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The Sokolov Collection
Katsushika Hokuga (active circa 1804- 1844)
Utsubo: Young woman playing the koto
Edo period, 19th century
woodblock print, from the series Poems Linked to Famous Tales (Monogatari awase), signed Hotei Hokuga hitsu, sealed Hoku and Tai, privately issued for the Gogowa Poetry Group, circa 1804-1830
Surimono,shikishiban:
20.7 x 17.5 cm.
Katsushika Hokuga was a pupil of Hokusai who specialised in surimono and book illustration. Another print from the same surimono series is in the collection of Harvard Art Museums/ Arthur M. Sackler Museum, object no. 1933.4.2038, go to: https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/207713?position=4