Page 116 - Christies Japanese and Korean Art Sept 22 2020 NYC

Selection From An Important Japanese Collection
(lot 102–127)

102
SUZUKI HARUNOBU (1725-1770)
Ofuji of the Yanagiya with a young man wearing a hood
Woodblock print, signed Harunobu ga, published circa 1768-69
Vertical chuban: 11º x 8¡ in. (28.5 x 21.4 cm.)
$6,000-8,000

PROVENANCE:
Hans Crzellitzer (seal lower right)
Ofuji worked at the Moto-Yanagiya. In front of her are samples of
the stall's wares - a toothbrush and packet of tooth powder. The
board behind her gives the name of the shop and advertises a type
of scented tooth-blackening power, Genji nioi fushi, used by married
women. See, David Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade, (The
Netherlands, 2013), p. 224.
A similar impression is in the collection of the Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston, accession number 11.13408.

103
SUZUKI HARUNOBU (1725-1770)
Kagiya Osen serving a young samurai in a black hood
Woodblock print, signed Harunobu ga, published circa 1768-69
Vertical chuban: 11º x 8¡ in. (28.9 x 21.3 cm.)
$7,000-9,000

The samurai sits in a relaxed pose as Osen brings him a cup of tea
from her tea-stall at the Kasamori Inari Shrine at Yanaka - indicated
by the torii and cedar tree. See David Waterhouse, The Harunobu
Decade, (The Netherlands, 2013), p. 225.