TAJAN
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AFTER HOKUSAI (1760–1849)
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18
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AFTER HOKUSAI (1760–1849)
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Estimate €400 - €600
Voluntary lot
Description
AFTER HOKUSAI (1760–1849)
Colour kakejiku on silk, depicting a full-length bijin in three-quarter profile, her head tilted forwards, wearing a loose-fitting grey kimono adorned with cranes and a blue-and-white porcelain-style headdress. Signed in the lower right-hand corner, ‘Hyakurin Sôri’, above a red seal.
(Stains; slight fading of the pigments).
Japan, 19th century.
AFTER HOKUSAI, KAKEJIKU, COLOURS ON SILK, SIGNED, JAPAN, 19TH CENTURY.
DIM. 92.5 X 32.5 CM (36 7/16 X 12 13/16 IN.)
Note
This subject matter may refer to the ghost story entitled *Sarayashiki no Okiku-san* (‘Okiku of the Manor of the Plates’), which tells the story of the samurai Aoyama Tetsuzan, who lusted after his maid Okiku, who refused his advances. However, she was entrusted with ten precious blue-and-white Chinese-style porcelain plates. To take his revenge, her master made one of them disappear, accused her, killed her and threw her body down a well. Ever since, she has returned every night to haunt the place and count the plates, one of which is still missing.
Regarding the signature:
The signature ‘Hyakurin Sôri’, rarer than ‘Sôri’ alone, is nevertheless attested in Hokusai’s work during a very brief period of his life, between c. 1795 and 1797 (or 1798, according to some scholars). It is found primarily on surimono. Most Japanese sources regard the signature ‘Hyakurin Sôri’ as a temporary alias used by Hokusai during his ‘Sôri’ period.
However, with regard to this painting, given certain details of both the signature itself and the painting, it is difficult to attribute it to Hokusai.
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About the sale
THE BERNARD ROUSSEAU COLLECTION – DRAWINGS BY HOKUSAI, PAINTINGS FROM JAPAN AND CHINA
Auction location
Auction time
10/22/2026 at 3:30 PM
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