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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN LA DY

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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN LADY
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849)
SURUGADAI IN EDO (TÔTO SUNDAI)
EDO PERIOD, 19 TH CENTURY
woodblock print: ink and colour on paper, from the series
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjûrokkei),
signed Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu, published by
Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudô), circa 1830–31
Horizontal ôban:
25.3 x 36.7 cm., 10 x 14½ in.
Simliar examples are in numerous museum collections
including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession
no. 11.17512, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession
no. JP1287, and the British Museum, accession no.
1 1906,1220,0.548.
£ 6,000-8,000
€ 6,800-9,000 US$ 7,500-10,000

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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN LADY
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849)
THE MITSUI SHOP AT SURUGA-CHÔ IN EDO
(KÔTO SURUGA-CHÔ MITSUI-MISE RYAKUZU)
EDO PERIOD, 19 TH CENTURY
woodblock print: ink and colour on paper, from the series
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjûrokkei),
signed Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu, published by
Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudô), circa 1830–31
Horizontal ôban:
2 25 x 37.4 cm., 9⅞ x 14¾ in.
Similar examples are in numerous museum collections
including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession
no. 11.17638, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession
no. JP1296, and the British Museum, accession no.
1906,1220,0.549.
£ 1,500-2,000
€ 1,700-2,250 US$ 1,900-2,500

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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN LADY
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849)
VIEWING SUNSET OVER RYÔGOKU BRIDGE FROM
THE ONMAYA EMBANKMENT (ONMAYAGASHI
YORI RYÔGOKU-BASHI NO SEKIYÔ O MIRU)
EDO PERIOD, 19 TH CENTURY

3 woodblock print: ink and colour on paper, from the series
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjûrokkei),
signed Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu, published by
Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudô), circa 1830–31

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