KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1820
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1820
A surimono shikishiban print entitled Benkei to kara bijin no kubi hiki (Neck-pulling Contest of Benkei and Chinese Beauty), from the series Soramitsuyaren wakan buyu awase sanban no uchi (Chinese and Japanese Heroes for the Soramitsuya Circle), poems by Komichi, Kiho, Magara, and Maeda, signed Hokusai Taito aratame Katsushika Iitsu hitsu
8 1/2 x 7 9/16in (21.6 x 19.2cm)
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Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1820
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1820
A surimono shikishiban print entitled Benkei to kara bijin no kubi hiki (Neck-pulling Contest of Benkei and Chinese Beauty), from the series Soramitsuyaren wakan buyu awase sanban no uchi (Chinese and Japanese Heroes for the Soramitsuya Circle), poems by Komichi, Kiho, Magara, and Maeda, signed Hokusai Taito aratame Katsushika Iitsu hitsu
8 1/2 x 7 9/16in (21.6 x 19.2cm)