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HARUNOBU (1724-1770): a large and rare oban tate-e (38.7 x 26.1cm.); a female dancer performing a lion dance with a headdress resembling fans, from which fabric falls to make it look like a lion's mane, two lion puppets in her hands, wearing a kimono with a design of peony and butterflies, signed Harunobu ga, published by Maruya Jinpachi--fine impression and slightly faded
HARUNOBU (1724-1770): a large and rare oban tate-e (38.7 x 26.1cm.); a female dancer performing a lion dance with a headdress resembling fans, from which fabric falls to make it look like a lion's mane, two lion puppets in her hands, wearing a kimono with a design of peony and butterflies, signed Harunobu ga, published by Maruya Jinpachi--fine impression and slightly faded

Details
HARUNOBU (1724-1770): a large and rare oban tate-e (38.7 x 26.1cm.); a female dancer performing a lion dance with a headdress resembling fans, from which fabric falls to make it look like a lion's mane, two lion puppets in her hands, wearing a kimono with a design of peony and butterflies, signed Harunobu ga, published by Maruya Jinpachi--fine impression and slightly faded
Literature
For a similar example, see Hillier, J., Japanese Prints and Drawings from the Vever Collection (1976), vol. I, p. 148, pl. 149; Ukiyo-e shuka (Shogakkan, Tokyo, 1982), suppl. vol.II, nos. 405 and 528 (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston); Ukiyo-e shuka, (Shogakkan, Tokyo, 1979), vol. IV, no. 205 (Art Institute of Chicago)
Sale room notice
The print is lightly backed and has slight wormholes and creases.

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