Live Auction 19017Japanese and Korean Art
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI (1769-1825)
Lot 75 JAPANESE PRINTS FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTION

UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI (1769-1825)

Chojiya uchi Hinatsuru (The courtesan Hinatsuru of the Choji-ya house)

Closed22 September 2020

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UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI (1769-1825)
Chojiya uchi Hinatsuru (The courtesan Hinatsuru of the Choji-ya house)
Woodblock print, from the series Bijin nana Komachi (Beauties of the seven Komachi), signed Toyokuni ga, published by Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendo), circa 1793-97
Vertical oban: 15 1/8 x 10 in. (38.4 x 25.4 cm.)

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The courtesan Hinatsuru of the Choji-ya house is elegantly dressed in a kimono decorated with fallen maple leaves and pine needles. She sits holding a pipe next to a lacquer stand supporting a bird in a cage. Beneath is a pile of books, writing brushes and a vase of peacock feathers. Other designs from the same series are in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession nos. 21.6939, 21.6940, 21.6938 and 21.6941.