Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Poem by Chunagon Yakamochi (Otomo no Yakamochi) | Edo period, 19th century
起拍价
EUR 6,000
估值区间
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
尺寸
未知
品相
Good impression and colour, slight trimming to the left and right-hand sides, some slight toning, some soiling, a few small areas of thinning to paper in places, a few pinholes, a few small holes patched from verso and with associated touching-in in places, the reverse with slight tape residue to the top left, top right and bottom left corners and centre of the top edge.
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woodblock print, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), signed Saki no Hokusai Manji (Manji, the former Hokusai), published by Iseya Sanjiro (Eijudo), circa 1835-36
Horizontal oban: 25.7 x 36.7 cm, 10⅛ by 14½ in.
图录
说明:The poem in this print is by Chunagon Yakamochi (Otomo no Yakamochi, 718-785), an important Japanese statesman who is thought to have compiled the first Imperial anthology of poems, the Manyoshu [Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves]. The poem has been translated by Peter MacMillan in One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse, (London, 2016), p. 9:
How the night deepens.
A ribbon of the whitest frost
is stretched across
the bridge of magpie wings
the lovers will cross
Kasasagi no
wataseru hashi ni
oku shimo no
shiroki o mireba
yo zo fukenikeru
A similar impression of the same print is in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1906,1220,0.573, go to:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1906-1220-0-573
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Good impression and colour, slight trimming to the left and right-hand sides, some slight toning, some soiling, a few small areas of thinning to paper in places, a few pinholes, a few small holes patched from verso and with associated touching-in in places, the reverse with slight tape residue to the top left, top right and bottom left corners and centre of the top edge.
If a condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot, it is for guidance purposes only. Such condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alterations, or adaptations because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather a condition report is a statement of subjective, qualified opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For these reasons, any such condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. Prospective buyers should also refer to the Guide for Buyers at Auction which includes important notices concerning the type of property in this sale.