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293 | KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI: A SURIMONO OF
A CROW, SWORD AND PLUM BLOSSOMS
By Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), signed Fukenskyo litsu hitsu
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)

From the series four great clans of Japan depicting the “Little crow”, which was
the name given to a sword of the Minamoto clan. The surimono print shows
a black crow with embossed feathers perched on a sword, a plum tree visible
in the reverse. A verse in calligraphy is written on the top right. Framed and
matted behind glass.
SIZE 21 x 18 cm

Condition: Very good condition, fresh colors, good impression, with minor
browning and creases.
Provenance: From the collection of Ernst Michel (d.1949), an
architect working in
Germany in the first LITERATURE
half of the 20th c. and COMPARISON
involved with Walter A related surimono
Gropius and the is in the collection
Bauhaus Movement.
of the Princeton
University Art Museum,
Estimate EUR 400 object no. 2014-27.
Starting price EUR 200

294 | A MIDNIGHT BLUE SILK KIMONO
WITH GOLD THREAD DRAGONS

Japan, 19th to early 20th century

Embroidered in silk and decorated with dragons
amongst stylized clouds in gold thread on a
dark blue ground. Accompanied by a program
signed by Dame Eva Turner for her 90th birthday
celebration.
HEIGHT 147 cm, maximum LENGTH 145 cm
Condition: Very good condition with traces of wear
and few loose threads.
Provenance: From the collection of Dame Eva
Turner (1892-1990). Turner was an internationally
renowned English operatic soprano and she
was the subject of the biographical television
documentary This Is Your Life on two occasions, in
1959 and 1983.
Estimate EUR 800
Starting price EUR 400

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