After HANABUSA ITCHO (19th century)*

FIGURES PULLING AND PUSHING A HUGE HANDPRINT OF THE SUMO WRESTLER AKASHI SHIGANOSUKE

Details

After HANABUSA ITCHO (19th century)*
Figures pulling and pushing a huge handprint of the sumo wrestler Akashi Shiganosuke
Bearing signature Suisaio giga, and sealed; inscribed Kusaka sumo Kaizan Akashi Shiganosuke
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
12.7/8 x 20.1/8in. (32.7 x 51cm.) (2)

Lot Essay

After KUBO SHUNMAN (19th century)*
Courtesan and calligraphy
Signed Shosado Shunman ga narabini dai, sealed Shunman
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
7.7/8 x 12.3/8in. (20 x 31.5cm.)

exhibited:
Mitsukoshi Department Store, Ikebukuro, Tokyo, 1977.6.14--19

published:
Nikuhitsu ukiyo-e meihin ten (Exhibition of masterpieces of ukiyo-e painting), exh. cat. (Tokyo: Mitsukoshi Department Store, Ikebukuro, 1977), no. 102.