KUNISADA (1786–1865). Bijin with cat. (Sold)
Artist:
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865)
Subject:
A standing bijin holding a cat.
Series:
Hyakunin bijo (One hundred beauties)
Signature:
Unsigned as most prints in the series.
Date:
ca. 1825
Size:
Koban, surimono style, 18,9x13 cm
Medium:
Woodblock color print with use of metallic pigments.
Literature:
This impression is illustrated in: Maureen de Vries, Neko. De kat in Japanse kunst (Neko. The Cat in Japanese Art), Leiden 2020. For a discussion of this series of surimono see Chris Uhlenbeck, Commercially produced surimono in The Poetic Image. Leiden 1987, p.17-19.
Conditions:
Very good impression, colour and conditions.
Item no:
D 235
Price:
Euro 950
Status:
Sold