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YASHIMA GAKUTEI (1786?–1868) KATSUKAWA SHUN’EI (1762–1819)
FURUICHI DANCE TWO SUMO WRESTLERS: ARAUMA
EDO PERIOD, 19 TH CENTURY AND HIDOSHI
EDO PERIOD, LATE 18 TH CENTURY
八島岳亭（1786? – 1868）、久方屋 古市
おどり、江戸時代、19世紀 勝川春英（1762−1819）、荒馬 緋縅、江
戸時代、18世紀後期
woodblock print, embellished with metallic
pigments and embossing, signed Gakutei woodblock print, signed Shun’ei ga
Sadaoka hitsu, circa 1822
shikishiban surimono: vertical oban:
21 x 19 cm., 8¼ x 7½ in. 36.5 x 25.5 cm., 14¼ x 10 in.
Surimono were privately commissioned for £ 10,000-12,000
special occasions such as New Year greetings. € 11,800-14,100 US$ 13,300-15,900
For an impression in the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, New York, accession number JP1966, go
to: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection
£ 3,000-5,000
€ 3,550-5,900 US$ 4,000-6,700
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