Japanese Woodblock Prints from an Important Private European Collection

Teisai Hokuba (1771-1844) | Standing courtesan | Edo period, 19th century

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June 13, 11:38 AM GMT

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15,000 - 20,000 EUR

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Teisai Hokuba (1771-1844)

High-ranking courtesan (Oiran)

Edo period, 19^th century

hanging scroll: ink and light colour on paper, signed Teisai Hokuba ga (Pictured by Teisai Hokuba), sealed Hokuba, silk brocade border, red lacquer scroll ends; with collector's seal of Gerhard Pulverer to verso; accompanied with a later fitted wood storage box

65 x 16.7 cm., 25⅝ x 6½ in. (excluding mount)

111 x 18.5 cm., 43⅝ x 7¼ in. (including mount)

7.7 x 29.4 x 7.5 cm., 3 x 11⅝ x 3 in. (the fitted wood storage box)

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Teisai Hokuba (1771-1844), Courtisane debout, époque Edo, XIXe siècle

Gerhard Pulverer (b. 1930)

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