Lot Essay
Previously sold in these Rooms, 27 October, 1998, lot 85
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Geisha hunting fireflies in the Sumida River
Details
Teisai Hokuba (1771-1844)
Geisha hunting fireflies in the Sumida River
Signed Teisai hitsu and sealed Hokuba
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
38 1/8 x 13 5/8in. (96.8 x 35.2cm.)
Geisha hunting fireflies in the Sumida River
Signed Teisai hitsu and sealed Hokuba
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
38 1/8 x 13 5/8in. (96.8 x 35.2cm.)
Provenance
Hirano Masakichi, Akita City
Azabu Museum of Arts and Crafts, Tokyo
Azabu Museum of Arts and Crafts, Tokyo
Exhibited
Fuji Art Museum, Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka, "Nikuhitsu ukiyoe bijinga ten" (Exhibition of beauties in ukiyo-e paintings), 1983.10.2--11.27
"Azabu bijutsukan shozo nikuhitsu ukiyoe meihin ten/Ukiyo-e Painting Masterpieces in the Collection of the Azabu Museum of Art," shown at the following venues;
Sendai City Museum, Sendai, 1988.6.11--7.17
Osaka Municipal Museum of Art, Osaka, 1988.9.6--10.9
Sogo Museum, Yokohama, 1988.10.20--11.13
Azabu Museum of Arts and Crafts, Tokyo, "Edo no fasshon: Kaikan kinen ten Part. 1: Nikuhitsu ukiyoe ni miru onnatachi no yosooi/Fashion of Edo: Women's dress in Ukiyo-e Paintings," 1989.6.14--7.2
PUBLISHED:
Fuji Art Museum, ed., Nikuhitsu ukiyoe bijinga ten (Exhibition of beauties in ukiyo-e paintings) (Fujinomiya City: Fuji Art Museum, 1983), no. 58.
Shibui Kiyoshi, ed., Nikuhitsu ukiyoe bijinga shusei/Ukiyo-e Paintings of Beauties in Japanese Collections, vol. 2 (Tokyo: Mainichi shinbunsha, 1983), pl. 32.
Azabu Museum of Art, ed., Azabu bijutsukan: Shuzohin zuroku (Azabu Museum of Art: Catalogue of the collection) (Tokyo: Azabu Museum of Art, 1986), no. 48.
Azabu Museum of Art and Osaka Municipal Museum of Art. eds., Azabu bijutsukan shozo nikuhitsu ukiyoe meihin ten/Ukiyo-e Painting Masterpieces in the Collection of the Azabu Museum of Art (Tokyo: Azabu Museum of Art; Osaka: Osaka Municipal Museum of Art, 1988), pl. 82.
Azabu Museum of Arts and Crafts and Japan Institute of Arts and Crafts, eds., Edo no fasshon: kaikan kinen ten Part. 1: Nikuhitsu ukiyoe ni miru onnatachi no yosooi/Fashion of Edo: Women's dress in Ukiyo-e Paintings (Tokyo: Azau Museum of Arts and Crafts, 1989), pl. 65.
Nagata Seiji, ed., Iki no bi, ukiyoe (The beauty of chic, ukiyo-e), vol. 7 of Meiga to deau bijutsukan (Encountering masterpieces in museums) (Tokyo: Shogakukan, 1992), p. 40 (illustrated in color).
"Azabu bijutsukan shozo nikuhitsu ukiyoe meihin ten/Ukiyo-e Painting Masterpieces in the Collection of the Azabu Museum of Art," shown at the following venues;
Sendai City Museum, Sendai, 1988.6.11--7.17
Osaka Municipal Museum of Art, Osaka, 1988.9.6--10.9
Sogo Museum, Yokohama, 1988.10.20--11.13
Azabu Museum of Arts and Crafts, Tokyo, "Edo no fasshon: Kaikan kinen ten Part. 1: Nikuhitsu ukiyoe ni miru onnatachi no yosooi/Fashion of Edo: Women's dress in Ukiyo-e Paintings," 1989.6.14--7.2
PUBLISHED:
Fuji Art Museum, ed., Nikuhitsu ukiyoe bijinga ten (Exhibition of beauties in ukiyo-e paintings) (Fujinomiya City: Fuji Art Museum, 1983), no. 58.
Shibui Kiyoshi, ed., Nikuhitsu ukiyoe bijinga shusei/Ukiyo-e Paintings of Beauties in Japanese Collections, vol. 2 (Tokyo: Mainichi shinbunsha, 1983), pl. 32.
Azabu Museum of Art, ed., Azabu bijutsukan: Shuzohin zuroku (Azabu Museum of Art: Catalogue of the collection) (Tokyo: Azabu Museum of Art, 1986), no. 48.
Azabu Museum of Art and Osaka Municipal Museum of Art. eds., Azabu bijutsukan shozo nikuhitsu ukiyoe meihin ten/Ukiyo-e Painting Masterpieces in the Collection of the Azabu Museum of Art (Tokyo: Azabu Museum of Art; Osaka: Osaka Municipal Museum of Art, 1988), pl. 82.
Azabu Museum of Arts and Crafts and Japan Institute of Arts and Crafts, eds., Edo no fasshon: kaikan kinen ten Part. 1: Nikuhitsu ukiyoe ni miru onnatachi no yosooi/Fashion of Edo: Women's dress in Ukiyo-e Paintings (Tokyo: Azau Museum of Arts and Crafts, 1989), pl. 65.
Nagata Seiji, ed., Iki no bi, ukiyoe (The beauty of chic, ukiyo-e), vol. 7 of Meiga to deau bijutsukan (Encountering masterpieces in museums) (Tokyo: Shogakukan, 1992), p. 40 (illustrated in color).