Fine Japanese Prints
Fine Japanese Prints
Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850) | Red rabbit horse (Aka Usagi Uma) | Edo period, 19th century
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December 16, 02:55 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850)
The Horse Sekitoba (Sekitoba)
Edo period, 19th century
woodblock print, surimono, from the series Famous Horses (Meba bansuzuki), signed Hokkei, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing, privately published 1810s-30s
Surimono, shikishiban: 21.1 x 18.5 cm., 8½ x 7¼.
Red Hare was a famous horse owned by the warlord Lu Bu who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.
For another impression of the same print in the collection of Harvard Art Museums, object number 1933.4.1876, go to: