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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)
SHOWER BELOW THE SUMMIT
(SANKA HAKU-U)
EDO PERIOD, 19 TH CENTURY
woodblock print: ink and colour on
paper, from the series Thirty-Six Views of
Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), signed
Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu, published by
Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudô), circa 1831
Horizontal ôban:
25 x 35.6 cm., 9⅞ x 14 in.
Similar examples are in various museum
collections including the Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston, accession no. 11.25222, the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no.
JP2567, and the British Museum, accession
no. 1906,1220,0.526.
£ 80,000-100,000
€ 90,000-113,000 US$ 99,500-125,000
14 Buyers are liable to pay both the hammer price (as estimated above) and the buyer’s premium together with any applicable taxes and Artist’s Resale Right (which will depend on the individual circumstances).
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