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232 - Part I from the Private Collection of Sir V.S. Naipaul (1932 – 2018) Lots 226-236
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Part I from the Private Collection of Sir V.S. Naipaul (1932 – 2018) Lots 226-236 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Edo period Japanese woodblock print, 'Poem by Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason', from the series 'One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse' (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), signed Zen Hokusai and with red manji, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi [Eijudo], oban yoko-e, 25.7cm x 37.5cm, mounted, glazed and framed. Travellers setting out at the first blush of dawn is one of Hokusai's favourite themes; in this case, the perfect setting for this love poem by Fujiwara Michinobu Ason (972–994): Akenureba kururu mono to wa shirinagara naho ayashiki asaborake ka na. Although I know morning will bring another evening for our love I still resent the dawn Provenance: Private Collection of Sir V.S. Naipaul (1932 – 2018)
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Chinese, Japanese & Southeast Asian Art: Part IAuction house
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