Japanese Woodblock Prints from an Important Private European Collection

Yashima Gakutei (1786-1868) | Murasaki Shikibu | Edo period, 19th century

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Yashima Gakutei (1786-1868)

Murasaki Shikibu

Edo period, 19^th century

woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing, from the series Framed Pictures of Women for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushikaren gakumen fujin awase), signed Gakutei, privately issued for the Katsushika Poetry Circle, circa 1820s; with collector’s seal of Gerhard Pulverer to the verso

Shikishiban surimono: 20.7 x 18.4 cm., 8⅛ x 7¼ in.

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Yashima Gakutei (1786-1868), Murasaki Shikibu, époque Edo, XIXe siècle

Gerhard Pulverer (b. 1930)

Another impression of the same surimono is in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum (The V&A), London, E.3764-1916.

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