HOKUSAI (1760-1849). Soldier and entertainer. (Sold)
Artist:
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
Subject:
Foot-soldier sharing a light with a festival entertainer (tsurumeso).
Signature:
zen Hokusai Taito hitsu
Date:
1820-21
Publisher:
Privately published on order by the poet Sorimitsuya Maeda. Printer's seal Ryūsai.
Size:
Shikishiban, cm 20,8x18,5.
Medium:
Woodblock color print with use of metallic pigments.
Literature:
Another impression is illustrated in John T. Carpenter (editor), Reading Surimono the interplay of Text and Image in Japanese Prints. Leiden 2008, p. 281, n. 164.
Conditions:
Good impression, color and conditions.
Item no:
D 361
Status:
Sold