Lot 263

KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (JAPANESE 1760-1849)
FOUR WOODBLOCK PRINTS WITH MOUNT FUJI LANDSCAPE









Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 6 November 2019 at 12:00 GMT
£1,500
Description
葛飾北齋及歌川廣重 富士山版畫(七件)
comprising: four pieces out of 'The Thirty Six Mount Fuji Landscapes' by the reknown Ukiyo-e painter Katsushika Hokusai, respectively titled 'Mount Fuji from the mountains of Tōtōmi', 'Ushibori in Hitachi Province', 'Rainstorm Beneath the Summit', 'Sazai Hall - Temple of Five Hundred Rakan'; one WOODBLOCK PRINT BY UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858), depicting the crowded Nihonbashi bridge with Mount Fuji in the background; two SMALL WOODBLOCK PRINTS depicting farmers in fields, all framed
Dimensions
largest: 40cm x 52.5cm
Footnote
Provenance: Private Scottish collection; with a paper label 'J.D. Sinclair' on the back








