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Artist: |
Yashima Gakutei (1786?-1868) |
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| Subject: | The Chinese philosopher Koshi (Confucius) talking to a boy. In the background the sun rises over a waterfall. Two poems by Bunso Kaori and Bunbusha. | ||
| Title: | Hassai no ko Koshi no mondo (Dispute between an eight-year old boy and Confucius). | ||
| Series: | Uji shui monogatari (Additional tales by Uji Dainagon). Seven designs are presently know from this series. | ||
| Signature: | Gakutei | ||
| Date: | ca. 1818-1830 | ||
| Publisher: | Privately printed for the poets' group Ichiyo. | ||
| Size: | Surimono shikishiban, 21x18,3 cm. | ||
| Reference: | Other examples are illustrated in Charlotte van Rappard-Boon. Catalogue of the Collection of Japanese Prints Part III Hokusai and His School, Japanese Prints c. 1800-1840. Rijksprentenkabinet. Amsterdam, 1982, no. 255. Shugo Asano. Cultivated Gift: Surimono of the Edo Period. Chiba, 1997, no. 105. | ||
| Conditions: | Fine impression, very good colour and conditions. | ||
| Item no. | D 69 | ||
| Price: | Euro 1100 | ||