HOKUBA, Teisai (1771-1844): Samurai and merchant at the shop front

Artist: HOKUBA, Teisai (1771-1844)
Title: Samurai and merchant at the shop front
Series: Sketches by Holuba ('Hokuba hikishita')
Date: c. 1855
Medium: Preparatory brush drawing, black ink on paper
Size/Format: c. 10.5" x 7.5"
Description: The drawing is from an album entitled Hokuba hikishita ('Sketches by Hokuba') which was sold at Sotheby's in London on February 12, 1963. The drawings date from around 1855. Almost all are figure subjects depicting scenes from daily life, executed in a free manner with short descriptive text by the artist. HOKUBA was one of HOKUSAI'S outstanding pupils. Provenance: Julius Kurth (early 20th c.scholar, collector and author of books on Japanese prints and a monograph on Utamaro).
Condition: Excellent

Reserve: $2,600.00

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