Katsushika Hokusai

Clear fall weather in Chōkō

Ōban, yoko-e. Series: Ryūkyū ha…
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Katsushika Hokusai Clear fall weather in Chōkō Ōban, yoko-e. Series: Ryūkyū hakkei. Title: Chōkō shūsei. View of the long stone bridge and the junks. Inscribed: Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu. Moriya Jihei. 1832. Very good impression, good colors, minimally yellowed, somewhat rubbed and soiled, foxing at lower left, small restored losses, centrefold, margins trimmed, small red stamp at verso, mounted in passepartout at upper margin. Provenance Old Dutch collection

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Katsushika Hokusai Clear fall weather in Chōkō Ōban, yoko-e. Series: Ryūkyū hakkei. Title: Chōkō shūsei. View of the long stone bridge and the junks. Inscribed: Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu. Moriya Jihei. 1832. Very good impression, good colors, minimally yellowed, somewhat rubbed and soiled, foxing at lower left, small restored losses, centrefold, margins trimmed, small red stamp at verso, mounted in passepartout at upper margin. Provenance Old Dutch collection

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