Tozai NewArt Inaugural Public Art Auction
LOT 149
KATSUSHIKA Hokusai
BEAUTY IN SNOW, WITH INSCRIPTION BY SHOKUSANJIN
JPY 40,000,000 - 60,000,000
HKD 2,109,700 - 3,164,600
USD 271,100 - 406,700
| Technique | color on silk ※Please note: As this work has been designated an Important Art Object by the Japanese government, its export outside Japan is prohibited. |
| Signature | Signature and seal: on the left, signed “前北斎 戴斗筆 (Zen Hokusai Taito hitsu)”, with red square seal “よしのやま (Yoshinoyama)"; Inscription by Shokusanjin: “たをやめの あたゝかさうに見えたるハ 空にしられぬ 雪のはたえか” (“The graceful woman (layered in clothing) appears warm; could it be be |
| Frame | scrolled |
| Size | 98.3×34.3 cm |
| Year of the work | 文化10-文政2年/cir.1813-1819 |
| Certificate | Certificate of Designation as “Important Art Object |
| Literature | Seiji Nagata (ed.), Complete Collection of Hokusai’s Paintings, Shogakukan, 2000, frontispiece and plates, p. 183, 283, No. 131 (also featured on the cover of the catalog’s promotional leaflet) Seiji Nagata, "Ukiyo-e Hakkā, Vol. 5: Hokusai", Heibonsha, 1984, No. 55 “Sannōsō Collection Exhibition Catalog,” Osaka Art Club, 1935, No.111; “Great Exhibition of Asian Art (Vol.1),” Osaka Municipal Art Museum, 1938, No.211; "Paintings by Katsushika Hokusai," supervised by Kaneko Fusui, Mainichi Newspaper, Shōwa 50 (1975), No. 14 “Hokusai Exhibition,” Tokyo National Museum, 2005, pp.157, 175, No.248 |
| Exhibition | “Sannōsō Collection Exhibition ” Tokyo and Osaka Art Club, 1935; “Great Exhibition of Asian Art,” Osaka Municipal Art Museum, 1938; “Hokusai Exhibition,” Tokyo National Museum, 2005 |
| PROVENANCE | former collection of Masanosuke Fukuda private collection, Japan |
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