TOYOMASA (fl. ca. 1760-1781). Children at the pond. (Sold)

TOYOMASA (fl. ca. 1760-1781). Children at the pond. (Sold)

Artist: Ishikawa Toyomasa (active ca. 1760-1781)
Subject: A group of children of different ages play in the 
shallow water of a pond: two catch tiny fish which they will put into the tub held in the hand of another child. The fourth, with his newborn brother on his shoulders, observes.
Signature: Ishikawa Toyomasa ga
Date: ca. 1770
Size: Chūban tate-e, 26,3x19,2 cm.
Medium: Woodblock color print.
Remarks: A rare print. No other impressions are apparently known. This example is illustrated in our catalog "Japanese Prints - 1770-1810. New Acquisitions - June 2023, no. 18.
Conditions: Fine impression, color and condition.
Item no: B 400
Status: Sold