Artist |
Hiroshige (ANDO) (1797-1858) |
Title |
"Maid with a Sake Flask" (given name) |
Date |
c1850 |
Series |
Three album shunga set titled "Brocades of Edo, Library of Azuma" ("Edo Nishiki, Azuma Bunko") |
Publisher |
Privately printed. |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
na |
Image Size |
7 1/2 x 11 diptych (two 7 1/2 x 5 1/2+ sheets joined) |
Impression |
Excellent. Nicely visible "woodgrain" to brown wooden walkway (confirming original); nicely executed "bokashi" shading; extremely crisp "key-lines," highly detailed carving. |
Condition |
Excellent. Fresh, unfaded colors. Absolutely flawless. (Two sheets joined and backed onto a card.) |
Reference/Illus |
"Shunga - The Erotic Art of Japan" (Fagioli), pg 159, pl#173 and book's back jacket-cover. Quoting Fagioli, "(originally) attributed to Kuniyoshi, and only recently attributed to the catalogue of Hiroshige....(this shunga set) represents without a doubt the masterpiece of the genre of the erotic print....rarely practiced by the artist." |
Comments |
Original "shunga" prints by Hiroshige are very rare and are considered highly desirable to collecors. |
Item # |
CG-986 |
Price |
$675 (Sold) |