ANONYMOUS (18th-19th century)*

PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF A BROTHEL INTERIOR IN THE PLEASURE QUARTER BEARING SIGNATURE REISHIGA

Details

ANONYMOUS (18th-19th century)*
Perspective view of a brothel interior in the pleasure quarter
Bearing signature Reishiga
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

ANONYMOUS (18th-19th century)*
Perspective view of a daimyo mansion interior
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
7.7/8 x 22.3/8in. (20 x 56.7cm.); 21.1/8 x 32.3/8in. (53.5 x 82.3cm.) (2)

Provenance

Hirano Masakichi, Akita City [the first painting]

Exhibited

Fuji Art Museum, Fujinomiya City, 1983.10.2--11.27 [the first painting]

Lot Essay

published:

Fuji Art Museum, ed., Nikuhitsu ukiyo-e bijinga ten (Exhibition of ukiyo-e beauty painting), catalogue by Nishina Sosuke, exh. cat. (Fujinomiya City: Fuji Art Museum, 1983), no. 37 [the first painting].
Shibui Kiyoshi, ed., Nikuhitsu ukiyo-e bijinga shusei/Ukiyo-e Paintings of Beauties in Japanese Collections, vol. 1, (Tokyo: Mainichi Shimbunsha, 1983), Genroku pl. 25 [the first painting].