Lot 69
Lot 69
FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
TEISAI HOKUBA (1771 - 1844)

A Shirabyoshi Dancer

Price Realised GBP 3,000
Estimate
GBP 2,000 - GBP 3,000
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TEISAI HOKUBA (1771 - 1844)

A Shirabyoshi Dancer

Price Realised GBP 3,000
Price Realised GBP 3,000
Details
A shirabyoshi dancer: 'Splendid things, a sword with a decorated scabbard' (Medetaki mono-karanishiki kasaritachi), from the series The Pillow Book (Makura no soshi)
Woodblock surimono, embellished with gold and silver pigments and blind printing, signed Teisai, privately published, circa 1823
Shikishiban surimono (21.5 x 18.5 cm.)

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