Lot Essay
Uchikoshi Hirotoshi, a student of Yoshihisa, was an important artist of the bakumatsu Mito kinko. His distinct and unusual signature was passed on to his students.
SIGNED ICHIJOSAI HIROTOSHI AND KAO, LATE EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
Details
A Mito Tamagawa School Kozuka
Signed Ichijosai Hirotoshi and kao, late Edo period (19th century)
The shibuichi plate depicting the large first bonito of the season [hatsu gatsuo] in takabori and iroe, the reverse with a bridge post in katakiribori and kebori, with a wood box
Signed Ichijosai Hirotoshi and kao, late Edo period (19th century)
The shibuichi plate depicting the large first bonito of the season [hatsu gatsuo] in takabori and iroe, the reverse with a bridge post in katakiribori and kebori, with a wood box
Provenance
Behrens, pl. VII, no. 799
Literature
Lundgren Collection, no. 308