Japanese Woodblock Prints

Japanese Woodblock Prints

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KEISAI EISEN (1790–1848) CARP IN WATERFALL, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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Lot Closed

December 17, 02:08 PM GMT

Estimate

1,400 - 1,600 GBP

Lot Details

Description

KEISAI EISEN (1790–1848)

CARP IN WATERFALL

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)


Woodblock print, signed Keisai hitsu, with red artist's seal Eisen, published by Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendo), circa 1830-44

Vertical oban diptych (kakemono-e):

Top sheet: 35.5 x 24 cm., 14 x 9 5/8 in.

Bottom sheet: 36.6 x 24.6 cm., 14 3/8 x 9 5/8 in.

For another impression in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 21.4822, go to: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/232500