HOKKEI (1780-1850). At the "mochi" stall. (Sold)
Artist:
Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850)
Subject:
A man, two women and a young porter stop at a small shop along the Sumida river selling boxes with "sakura mochi" sweets.
Series:
From the "Ox series", the cartouche trimmed at top.
Signature:
Hokkei. The poems signed Shinratei (Manzō) and Shingetei Saiwai-no-tashu.
Date:
1829 (Ox Year)
Publisher:
Privately published
Size:
Surimono shikishiban, 18,6x16,8 cm.
Medium:
Woodblock color print with extensive use of metal pigments.
Literature:
The only other impression we were able to find is in the sale catalog of the Collection Ernest Le Véel, (1re Vente), Paris 1979, lot no. 135.
Remarks:
Hayashi Tadamasa collector seal.
Conditions:
Trimmed otherwise very good impression, color and conditions.
Item no:
D 442
Status:
Sold