Masters of the Woodblock: Important Japanese Prints
Masters of the Woodblock: Important Japanese Prints
Property from an Important European Collection (Lots 1 - 17, All Formerly in the Collection of Henri Vever)
Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | A courtesan standing on an engawa (veranda) | Edo period, 18th century
Lot Closed
July 21, 01:03 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 50,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important European Collection (Lots 1 - 17, All Formerly in the Collection of Henri Vever)
Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770)
A courtesan standing on an engawa (veranda)
Edo period, 18th century
woodblock print, embellished with embossing, signed Harunobu ga (Pictured by Harunobu), circa 1767-68, depicting a courtesan standing on a veranda (engawa), outside a room with a party, the silhouettes of revelers visible through the paper shoji; with collector’s seal H.V., with original Sotheby's paper sale folder depicting Henri Vever monogram
Vertical chuban: 28.4 x 21.5 cm., 11⅛ x 8½ in.
Sotheby’s, London, Highly Important Japanese Prints from the Henri Vever Collection: Final Part, 30 October 1997, Lot 17.