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YANAGAWA SHIGENOBU II ISHIKAWA TORAJI (1875-1964)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1835 Showa era (1926-1989), circa 1934-35
A shikishiban surimono print, framed; titled Yamabito (Mountain A dai oban tate-e print of Yokushitsu nite (In the Bathroom), from the
Dweller), from the series Takimono awase (An Incense Contest), circa series Rajo jushu no uchi (Ten Types of Female Nudes), no. 5, of a
1835, a series based on the names of types of incense made for the seated nude at her bath, self-published, carver cartouche Yamagishi
Shakuyakutei circle, with poems by Gantosha Nanafusa, Chikujuen Kazue to; signed in ink Ishikawa, sealed Tora
Shigeyasu and Kagenro; signed Nisei Yanagawa Shigenobu 19 x 14 5/8in (48.3 x 37.3cm)
8 1/8 x6 7/8in (20.5 x 17.6cm) print
15 1/2 x 14in (39.2 x 35.3cm) overall US$800 - 1,200
US$800 - 1,200
Provenance
Henri Vever (Lugt 1381b)
The poems are translated in John T. Carpenter, ed., Reading
Surimono: The Interplay of Text and Image in Japanese Prints, Leiden
and Zurich: Hotei Publishing in association with Museum Rietberg
Zürich, 2008, p. 367
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