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Stockno.:20-254b
Artist:Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎(1769-1849)
Description: Act 2 (Dai nidanme 第弐段目) from the series Newly published perspective pictures of Chūshingura (Shinpan uki-e Chūshingura 新板浮絵 忠臣蔵). Published by Iseya Rihei (Kinjudō) in 1798 A rare and early work.
Signed:In right margin, Kakô ga 可候画
Size:Aiban yoko-e.
Condition:Very good impression and colour. Soiled in the margins. Untrimmed.
Price:Euro 1550 SOLD
Reference:MFA, Hokusai (2013), #15-2; TNM, Hokusai (2005), #52; Hokusai: Bridging East and West (1998), #40; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 228, horizontal aiban #1.2