Lot 92
Aoigaoka Keisei (fl.circa 1818-1844) Mid 19th century
11 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£700 - £1,000
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Mid 19th century
Shikishiban surimono, depicting a courtesan with a young samurai, with a kyoka poem by Kajitsuen Hidenari enclosed within a circle to the top right corner, signed Aoigaoka Keisei. 21cm x 17.7cm (8¼in x 7in).
Shikishiban surimono, depicting a courtesan with a young samurai, with a kyoka poem by Kajitsuen Hidenari enclosed within a circle to the top right corner, signed Aoigaoka Keisei. 21cm x 17.7cm (8¼in x 7in).
Footnotes
色紙判摺物 葵岡渓栖 遊女と若衆図 19世紀中期
Another impression is illustrated in the Exhibition Catalogue, Poetry and Image in Japanese Prints, Hotei Publishing, Leiden Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 2000, p.85, no.46.