Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige, 1777-1835) | The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII and Iwai Kumesaburo II in a pleasure quarters scene | Edo period, 19th century

Auction Closed

June 11, 03:42 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 20,000 EUR

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Description

woodblock print, surimono, diptych, embellished with metallic pigment and embossing, each sheet signed Toyokuni ga (Pictured by Toyokuni), privately issued, circa late 1820s; each with collector's seal of Gerhard Pulverer to verso

Shikishiban surimono diptych: each sheet approx. 21 x 18.8 cm, 8¼ by 7⅜ in.

Gerhard Pulverer (b. 1930)

Narazaki Muneshige, ed., Hizo ukiyo-e taikan, Puruvera korekushon [Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in Western Collections: The Pulverer Collection] (Tokyo, 1990), no. 73.

A similar impression of the right sheet from this surimono diptych sold in these rooms Sotheby's, London, Fine Japanese Prints, December 14 2021, Lot 36, go to:

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/fine-japanese-prints/utagawa-toyokuni-ii-1777-1835-ichikawa-danjuro-in

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