Yanagawa Shigenobu II (active circa 1830–60) Yashima Gakutei (1786?-1868) Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) | A group of four surimono | Edo period, 19th century - photo 1
Yanagawa Shigenobu II (active circa 1830–60) Yashima Gakutei (1786?-1868) Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) | A group of four surimono | Edo period, 19th century - photo 2
Yanagawa Shigenobu II (active circa 1830–60) Yashima Gakutei (1786?-1868) Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) | A group of four surimono | Edo period, 19th century - photo 3
Yanagawa Shigenobu II (active circa 1830–60) Yashima Gakutei (1786?-1868) Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) | A group of four surimono | Edo period, 19th century - photo 4
Yanagawa Shigenobu II (active circa 1830–60) Yashima Gakutei (1786?-1868) Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) | A group of four surimono | Edo period, 19th century - photo 5
Yanagawa Shigenobu II (active circa 1830–60) Yashima Gakutei (1786?-1868) Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) | A group of four surimono | Edo period, 19th century - photo 6
Yanagawa Shigenobu II (active circa 1830–60) Yashima Gakutei (1786?-1868) Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) | A group of four surimono | Edo period, 19th century - photo 7
Yanagawa Shigenobu II (active circa 1830–60) Yashima Gakutei (1786?-1868) Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) | A group of four surimono | Edo period, 19th century - photo 8
Yanagawa Shigenobu II (active circa 1830–60) Yashima Gakutei (1786?-1868) Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) | A group of four surimono | Edo period, 19th century - photo 9

Yanagawa Shigenobu II (active circa 1830–60) Yashima Gakutei (1786?-1868) Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) | A group of four surimono | Edo period, 19th century

Lot 27
19.12.2023 13:00UTC +00:00
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£ 2 540
AuctioneerSotheby´s
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 27 | Yanagawa Shigenobu II (active circa 1830–60) Yashima Gakutei (1786?-1868) Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) | A group of four surimono | Edo period, 19th century
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 4 000
Yanagawa Shigenobu II (active circa 1830–60)
Yashima Gakutei (1786?-1868)
Keisai Eisen (1790-1848)
A group of four surimono
Edo period, 19th century

each a woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing, and comprising:

- No.4, Thin Clouds (Yon, Usugumo), from the series Famous Horses (Meiba soroe), signed Nisei Yanagawa Shigenobu ga (Pictured by Yanagawa Shigenobu II), sealed Shigenobu, privately issued in 1834
- Sparrow dancers, part of a hexaptych, from the series Hexaptych for the Katsushika Group (Katsushika rokuban tsuzuki), this sheet unsigned, privately issued for the Katsushika Poetrcy Circle, circa 1825
- View of Miyanoshita Hot Springs in Hakone, Sagami Province (Soshu Hakone Miyanoshita fukei), part of a diptych, from the series Hot Springs - A Diptych (Onsen niban tsuzuki), signed Keisai ga (Pictured by Keisai), privately issued, circa 1820s
- Paintings of Rats on Folded Paper (Nezumi hansetsu), from the series Collection of Rats: Twelve Treasures (Nezumi tsukushi juni takara), signed Keisai, privately issued in 1828

Each surimono, shikishiban:
20.8 x 18.2 cm., 8¼ x 7⅛ in. (the first)
19.7 x 17.4 cm., 7¾ x 6⅞ in. (the second)
20.6 x 18.2 cm., 8⅛ x 7⅛ in. (the third)
20.5 x 18.7 cm., 8⅛ x 7⅜ in. (the fourth)
Historical era:Edo period
Auction house category:Old Art Paintings - Drawings - Graphics
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