Fine Japanese Prints
Fine Japanese Prints
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Banana Groves at Nakashima (Nakashima shoen) | Edo period, 19th century
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December 16, 02:37 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
Banana Groves at Nakashima (Nakashima shoen)
Edo period, 19th century
woodblock print, from the series Eight Views of the Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu hakkei), signed Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu (Brush of Iitsu, the former Hokusai), circa 1832
Horizontal oban: 25.3 x 36.8 cm., 10 x 14½ in.
For another impression of the same print in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The MET), accession number JP2913, go to:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/60020622
For a further impression of the same print in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1906,1220,0.590, go to:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1906-1220-0-590