Lot 27
  • 27

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

Estimate
1,000 - 1,200 EUR
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Description

  • oban yoko-e: 10 1/4 x 14 3/4 in (1); hosoban: 12 1/4 x 5 1/4 in(2); oban tate-e: 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in (3); uchiwa-e: 9 1/4 x 9 5/8 in (4)
groupe de quatre estampes, comprenant d'abord Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, de la série Hyakunin isshu uba a etoki (les cent poèmes expliqués par la nourrice), signée Zen Hokusai manji, publiée par Nishimuraya Yohachi [Eijudo] - impression tardive, salie, renforcée, trou de ver; ensuite, l'acteur Segawa Kikunojo en femme, figurant une courtisane tenant une pipe, un homme lui tendant un peigne à ses pieds, signée Sunro; et, Poète assis de la série des poètes célèbres - renforcée; enfin, en forme d'éventail, des personnages portant des carottes - salie

Provenance

Ancienne collection René Druart (1888-1961)

Condition

Hokusai: bached, hinging tape on verso, foxed on verso, inventory sticker at bottom of verso reading "16071" 1 worn hole restored top left (3cm long approx - as seen in the illustration of catalogue) Foxing on top Soiling & dirt Slightly trimmed to the right (into the signature) Fold on top left corner Far print: on verso light baching residue around the edges, pencil inventory number bottom right reading "600AH382" and "85" at center 1 waterstain top right soiling and dirt Hosoban, on verso: tape residue on top corners pencil writting reading "jaune bleu rouge violet noir" on top left and "shyminro" (Hokusai) at bottom right The last: bached soiled and slighlty rubbed bottom right Slightly trimmed at bottom
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