22. GAKUTEI (1786-1868). Courtier on boat. (Sold)

YASHIMA GAKUTEI  (1786-1868)

On a boat a courtier from the Heian period is seated holding a brush
about to inscribe a tanzaku slip. At his side, a court lady and an
assistant. The subject refers to an episode from the Tosa Diary
(Tosa nikki) where a court lady accompanies a governor on his
journey from Tosa, on the island of Shikoku, to Kyoto.

Woodblock colour print with metallic pigments details
Shikishiban surimono, 20,9x18,7 cm
Signed: Gakutei
Poem by Matsunoya Hananari
Title: Tosa Diary (Tosa nikki)
From the series Ten Courtly Tales for the Honchō Circle (Honchōren
monogatari jūban), a set of ten surimono with subjects taken from the
classical world.
Privately published by the Honchō-ren circle of poets
c. 1820

Another impression is illustrated and the poem translated in
Carpenter. Reading Surimono, no. 23.
Another example is in the New York Public Library no. 114103.

Illustrated in our catalogue Surimono. Hokusai-Shinsai-Hokkei-Gakutei, 
September 2024, no. 22.

Fine impression , colour and condition

Status: Sold

Item: D 284