KORYŪSAI (1735-1790). A falcon. (Sold)
Artist:
Attributed to Isoda Koryūsai (1735-1790)
Subject:
A falcon (taka) is perched on a rock by the sea. An oak branch protrudes from the rock while the waves foam beneath it. On the horizon the rising sun with a light halo delicately printed in pink.
Signature:
Unsigned
Date:
ca. 1770
Size:
Chūban tate-e, 26,8x19,3 cm.
Medium:
Woodblock color print
Literature:
Illustrated in our catalog Japanese Prints 1770-1810. New Acquisitions, no. 3. Other impressions are illustrated in Sakata Yaichirō and Yoshida Teruji (eds). Ukiyo-e Taisei. 12 voll. Tokyo: Toho shoin, 1930-1. vol. 4, n. 137. Charles Vignier et Hogitarō Inada. Estampes japonaises. Estampes japonaises primitive, Harunobu - Koryusai - Shunsho - Kiyonaga - Buncho - Sharaku. Tomes I - III. Paris: Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 1909.
Reprinted Geneva: Minkoff Reprint, 1973, tav. XLV n. 429. Narazaki Muneshige (editor). Ukiyo-e masterpieces in European collections. 12 voll. Tokyo: Kodansha, 1988-90. vol. 6 (museo Guimet), p. 181, n. 68.
Remarks:
All elements of this print are auspicious and associated with Good Luck, the New Year and Longevity. In the kacho-ga genre the falcon perched on a pine tree and the sun on the horizon was later again often depicted by Hiroshige.
Conditions:
Fine impression, color and condition.
Item no:
H 96
Status:
Sold