Lot Essay
The subject is illustrated in Jack Hillier, The Art of Hokusai in Book Illustration (London, 1980), pl. 146.
Details
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
From the series Tsui no hinagata [Models of Pairs], one of Hokusai's most famous shunga series
A couple making love at a clandestine assignation; collector's seal: Vever
Oban yoko-e: 9 15/16 x 15 3/8in. (25.2 x 39.0cm.)
From the series Tsui no hinagata [Models of Pairs], one of Hokusai's most famous shunga series
A couple making love at a clandestine assignation; collector's seal: Vever
Oban yoko-e: 9 15/16 x 15 3/8in. (25.2 x 39.0cm.)
Provenance
Henri Vever Collection
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